Ghana - Registration of Non-Governmental Animal Health and Welfare Providers

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Procedure

Apply In-Person

1. To registration of non-governmental animal health and welfare providers in Ghana, the applicant must go to the Ghana Ministry of Health (MOH) contact link
2. Application form is available in the ministry of health office.
3. Applicant must provide all the necessary information in the application form.
4. The applicant has to make sure that the applicant has all the documents mentioned in the “Required Documents” section of this page.
5. Payment of appropriate fees should be made and that can be found under the "Fees" section of this page.
6. On completion of this process, the applicant will be given feedback by the Board.
7. The Ghana Veterinary Board shall inspect approved institutions from time to time. The Board shall carry out inspection every year for the purpose of approval.
8. The certificate may be cancelled at any time when the Board establishes a breach of any provisions of these Regulations.
9. Complete new applications will be processed within 6 months of receipt of the application.

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Required Documents

• Application form
• Registration certificate of the institution.
• Academic and qualification certificate of veterinary surgeon in charge.
• Registration document from professional association of veterinary surgeon.
• Evidence of payment of prescribed fees

Office Locations & Contacts

Veterinary Service Directorate (Government Animal Clinic)
Government office in Accra, Ghana
Address: Okodan Rd, Accra, Ghana
HR4J+RP Accra, Ghana
Location link
Contact link

Ministry of Health
Address: SekouToure Avenue North Ridge Adjacent National Health Insurance Head Office
Accra
HR23+VF2, Accra
P.O. Box M 44 Accra Ghana
Digital Address: GA-029-4296
Fax NO: +233 302 665651
Telephone: +233 302 665651/+233302668782
Email: [email protected]
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Eligibility

• An institution desiring to offer animal health services to safeguard their health and welfare.

Fees

• Application fees GHS. 1000

Validity

• Validity for this registration is 1 year.

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Processing Time

• Complete new applications will be processed within 6 months of receipt of the application.

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Instructions

• All applications and supporting documents should be in English and legible. Where material is not originally in English, a copy in the original language and a full translation should be submitted, the accuracy of which is the responsibility of the applicant.
• Reports submitted only in a language other than English will not be accepted.

Required Information

• Name of the applicant
• Address of the applicant
• Email id of the applicant
• Contact number
• City/country/town details
• Postal address
• Region
• Nationality
• Age of the applicant
• Name of the institution
• the location and jurisdiction of the intended operation;
• the type of service it intends to offer;
• the name and registration status of the veterinary surgeon in the employment of the institution in charge of animal health matters;
• The facilities the institution has in order to offer the intended service.
• Declaration by an applicant

Need for the Document

• Institution desiring to offer animal health services to safeguard their health and welfare should be approved with the Ghana Veterinary Board in order to carry out their operations in Ghana.
• This helps to curb sub-standard facilities which spring up and lower the standards of animal health services by non-governmental organizations being offered in Ghana.

Information which might help

• If the organization changes the veterinary surgeon, it should notify the Ghana Veterinary Board and it should suspend all animal health services until it has recruited a veterinary surgeon in charge of the animal health services.

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

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