A 14-year-old boy is performing wonders by serving as the only veterinary service provider in some 15 communities within the Volta Region.
The boy, Oscar Abutiate, who operates as the only “veterinary doctor” at Worawora and its environs in the Volta Region, says he learnt the skill from his father who is now old and retired from the job.
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The young lad, who aspires to be a professional doctor later in life, deals with the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of disease, disorder and injury in all sort of domestic animals in about 10-15 communities in the region.
Speaking to adomonline.com’s Gershon Mortey, Oscar disclosed that he doesn’t make enough money from the occupation he so loves because some customers have taken him for granted due to his age.
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“What pains me is that I work for some people and they tell me to come another day. There are others who don’t even want to pay”, he said.
Asked about his ultimate dream in life, the 14-year-old disclosed that he wishes to own a veterinary centre he will be able to care for and treat sick animals.
Father of Oscar, Abutate Daniel who now suffers from ailment and old age has described his son as “an intelligent boy who loves the veterinary work from the core of his heart.”
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Some patrons of Oscar’s services have also confirmed to adomonline.com that Oscar is experienced and has, on many occasions, saved their animals. but all efforts to continue his education to a higher level proved futile.
“Before, I entertained a lot of fear whenever I had to engage his services, mainly because I thought he was too young to understand the work. I thought he might kill my livestock but he surprised me”, now regular and satisfied customer, Gloria Safoa, confessed.
Kwesi Apie, who rears pigs in the region, also said “I have worked with him for almost three years and nothing has happened to my pigs as a result of his treatments. He shows the feed to give them and treats them to be free from ticks and bugs”.
What a rear gem. Attention must be paid here to give this young chap the necessary support to make his dream come true of which will be beneficial to all
Who has a contact of this boy ? I want to help his education
What a story!!!! Kudos to the journalist, these are some of the stories that needs national deliberations oooo. How can we help him to be a gem in our society.
He is a minor and can’t be employed and paid by the system.I suggest the local assembly pays for his education and he should be given some stipend for his invaluable services.Kudos!
Am from the same village with the boy and offered to help but I got information from the big brother of the boy that what was published wasn’t fully accurate.
The boy might be gifted but not neglected . Abutiates are one of highly educated in our area . Am told the editor was asked to pull the story Down.
Get in touch when you get same gifted ones with football skills and Academic issues.
This boy here is a living testimony to the fact that Ghana still has great talents which our leaders have failed to help nurture
God bless the hustle of this kid in his quest for greatness
Don’t we have have fund in the government to cater for these situations?
All the fat salaries and allowances given to these ministers and member of paliament because they won an election because they should grow their stomachs can be used for this.
Ghana politicians have no mercy. In Europe sick people do not beg for help on television, yet they have four to five seasons.
Ghana has two seasons. Rich lands and natural resources, yet our so called able men of technocrats do not know how to manage.
When they were schooling in Europe and America, didn’t they see how beautiful they place is and was? Some used their part time job wages to pay for their school fees at the doctorate level. In Ghana how many people can pursue degrees in PhD?
Akuffu Addo should be touched too to read this piece too. Funeral donations are enough.
a 14 year old rendering veterinary services in 15 communities mean while we have 7-8 batches of veterinary technicians sitting in the house wasting their skills. There are many abattoirs in this country with no veterinary personnels to check our meat. Don’t you think we’re killing ourselves. It’s high time to pay attention to the veterinary department. We are always concerned about the human health workers but we get those diseases from the meat we eat. the food and drugs board should involve veterinarians to make sure that the meat we produce from our abattoir is healthy for human consumption. EMPLOY THE VETS