Dr Anesu Ushewokunze-Obatolu

Dr Anesu Ushewokunze-Obatolu is the Director of Veterinary Public Health; Animal Disease Diagnostics and Animal Health Research (Veterinary Technical Services) in the Ministry of Agriculture. She became Zimbabwe’s first woman veterinary surgeon in 1979.

She is a Veterinary Epidemiologist and Public Health Expert. She holds a Masters degree in Veterinary Public Health, a Masters degree in Veterinary Epidemiology and a Doctorate in Veterinary Epidemiology. She has been a civil servant since late 1981 and has published widely both locally and internationally. Her career has involved leading initiatives into diagnostics and vaccine development, introduction of structured epidemiological studies into important animal health problems, introduction of the total quality management system into referral disease diagnostics and the orientation of the animal health research programme towards rural development. Her biggest contribution to science is in mineral micronutrient deficiency epidemiology.