In memoriam : Thireshni Chetty: 1972 - 2024

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dc.contributor.author Banderker, Ayoub
dc.contributor.other South African Veterinary Association. Veterinary History Society
dc.date.accessioned 2024-12-10T10:47:39Z
dc.date.available 2024-12-10T10:47:39Z
dc.date.issued 2024-09
dc.description Article originally published in VetNews,September 2024, the monthly magazine of the South African Veterinary Association en_US
dc.description.abstract Thireshni (Tesh) studied in the 90s at Medunsa (Medical University of Southern Africa), then the only veterinary Faculty in SA for aspiring black veterinarians. She had a passion for extending veterinary services to all sectors of SA society, especially in disadvantaged areas and to encourage a new generation and demographic of veterinarians. Thireshhni did this on a national and even international level. She also had a goal in seeking international recognition and reciprocity for the Medunsa veterinary degree that its counterpart, the University of Pretoria degree, received. This, with the help of other colleagues, finally came to fruition in November 2017. Thireshhni and the late, Dr Tembile Songabe, were instrumental in establishing the CCS (Compulsory Community Service) program for veterinary graduates in SA, despite resistance from many in the profession at the time. Initial teething problems aside, this CCS program is appreciated by many graduates who’ve come through the program and admired by many international veterinary bodies, who desire to emulate it in their countries. Thireshni was at the forefront of positive changes in the profession and would speak her mind, speak the truth and put it into action. She was a woman of integrity with a hugely generous heart, always sharing her knowledge and teaching others, but always also learning from others. en_US
dc.description.librarian tc2024 en_US
dc.format.extent 1 Page, colour photo en_US
dc.format.medium PDF en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/99845
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Article originally published in VetNews, September 2024, the monthly magazine of the South African Veterinary Association en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries VH-Obituaries en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries VH-General history en_US
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dc.subject Veterinary medicine -- Obituary en_US
dc.subject Veterinarians -- South Africa en_US
dc.subject Veterinary History en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Veterinarians -- South Africa en
dc.subject.lcsh Veterinary medicine -- History -- South Africa en_ZA
dc.title In memoriam : Thireshni Chetty: 1972 - 2024 en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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