Performance of Community-based Animal Health Workers in the Delivery of Livestock Health Services

Mugunieri, Godiah Lawrence; Irungu, Patrick; Omiti, John M.

doi:10.1023/b:trop.0000040930.94967.77

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“…The increased number of trained, community-based animal health workers now operating in Turkana areas is an important animal health delivery channel in this marginal area (Mugunieri et al 2004). Of the livestock keepers who had treated their animals, 85 % claimed to have gained skills, training, and knowledge from the community-based animal health workers.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Key informants revealed that many youth with animal health care skills are able to support their families with income earned from the sale of veterinary drugs and from attending to sick animals. But owing to the limited training and literacy of community-based animal health workers, these medical providers have been perceived by professional veterinarians and government officials as a threat to the provision of adequate animal health services (Mugunieri et al 2004).…”

Section: Adaptation Strategies Used By Interviewed Householdsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Drought Adaptation and Coping Strategies Among the Turkana Pastoralists of Northern Kenya

Opiyo

Wasonga

Nyangito

et al. 2015

Int J Disaster Risk Sci

195

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This study highlights drought characteristics and the many responses to drought stresses employed by Turkana pastoralists of northwestern Kenya. Multiple data sources, including socioeconomic interviews with 302 households, focus group discussions, and informal interviews with pastoralists were used to capture various aspects of drought and drought adaptation and coping practices. Standardized precipitation index derived from long-term rainfall data obtained from the Kenya Meteorological Service was used to quantify different degrees of drought intensity between 1950 and 2012. Results revealed that extreme drought events were increasingly frequent, and have impacted negatively on pastoral livelihoods. In order to adapt to or cope with climatic anomalies, households are using a variety of strategies. In addition to the traditional short-term coping mechanisms, the long-term adaptation strategies used include diversification of livelihood sources; livestock mobility to track forage and water resources; diversification of herd composition to benefit from the varied drought and disease tolerance, as well as fecundity of diverse livestock species; and sending children to school for formal education as a long term investment expected to pay back through income from employment. Policies and development interventions that reduce risks, diminish livelihood constraints, and expand opportunities for increased household resilience to drought are critical complements to the existing pastoral strategies.

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Section: Adaptation Strategies Used By Interviewed Householdsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Adaptation Strategies Used By Interviewed Householdsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Drought Adaptation and Coping Strategies Among the Turkana Pastoralists of Northern Kenya

Opiyo

Wasonga

Nyangito

et al. 2015

Int J Disaster Risk Sci

195

103

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“…48 (GOK 2013), making their services illegal. The statutory bodies like the Kenya Veterinary Board (KVB) and Kenya Veterinary Association (KVA) also state that the CBAHW approach does not fit within the existing technical, legal and policy framework of animal health delivery (Mugunieri et al 2004a). Therefore, there is a need for policy change to integrate CBAHWs in the existing formal animal health service delivery in pastoral areas of Kenya (Mugunieri et al 2004b;Ahuja 2004).…”

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confidence: 99%

Camel health management and pastoralists’ knowledge and information on zoonoses and food safety risks in Isiolo County, Kenya

et al. 2017

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Camel health management has implications for public health and camel product trade. After liberalization of the veterinary service, current camel health management in the arid and semi-arid lands (ASALS) of Kenya and its implications for public health is not known. This study investigated camel health management and its implications on zoonoses and food safety in Isiolo County, Kenya. Semi-structured questionnaires were administered to 150 households, 15 agro-veterinary shops, 15 community-based animal health workers (CBAHWs) and 10 veterinary officers to collect information on camel health management. The main occupation and source of household income for the pastoral communities is camel-keeping (45.3%). Pastoralists self-medicate camels and other livestock (45.8%), which can lead to between over-dosing, under-dosing or wrong drug use. The CBAHWs, traditional animal health service providers (TAHSPs), government veterinary officers and private veterinary officers play a minimum role. Private veterinary services have not taken root in the ASALs. The sources of knowledge and information on the veterinary drug to use are experience (57.4%), non-governmental organizations (NGO) (41.1%) or CBAHWs (32.1%). The majority of pastoralists (72.5%) do not keep camel or other livestock treatment records. The constraints in purchasing veterinary drugs are expensive drugs, accessibility to drugs and availability of money. Pastoralists refer to veterinary drugs by their brand names but not by active ingredients. As reported by pastoralists, focus group discussion and key informant interviews, antibiotics used were adamycine (33.3%), ampicilline (26.7%), penicillin (14.4%), tetracycline (12.2%), amoxylin (11.1%) and penstrip (2.2%). The common camel diseases were trypanosomiasis, brucellosis, mastitis, diarrhoea, worm infestation, camel pox and tuberculosis. The public health risk factors were the presence of veterinary drug residues in camel products and development of resistant zoonotic organisms/diseases. It was concluded that current camel health management has serious implications for public health and food safety, and hence the camel product trade.

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“…Though the public sector is not visible on the ground, they are perceived to be more competent and have better facilities compared to private sector. However, Mugunieri et al (2004) compared productivity of livestock herds among farmers who utilized the services of communitybased animal health workers and veterinarians and found that they were not significantly different. Hence there is need for linkages with private sector for efficient and effective delivery of services.…”

Section: Public Vs Private Service Providersmentioning

confidence: 99%

The status of livestock technologies and services in the Southern Maasai rangelands of Kenya

Omondi¹,

Kidali²,

Ogali³

et al. 2014

Afr. J. Agric. Res.

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This study was carried out in Mashuru district, Kajiado County in the Southern Maasai rangelands ofKenya to assess the status of livestock technologies and services. Data was collected using a survey of 380 households, participatory stakeholder workshops, five focus groups with pastoralists, and key informant interviews. Analysis was done using frequency counts, percentages and chi square test. The findings of this study revealed that access to livestock technologies and services was hampered by institutional (77%), technological (12%), environmental (9%) and economic (2%) factors. Inadequate government staff, long distances to service providers and weak institutional linkages were the most common problems encountered by 27, 20 and 17% of pastoralists respectively. Technologies perceived to be important included: Availability of water and water harvesting technologies (52%); pastures (28%); vaccines and drugs (8%); dual purpose breeding stock for milk and meat production adapted to dry climatic conditions (4%); market infrastructure and information (4%); management skills (3%), and small equipment (1%). In view of problems encountered in accessing livestock services, Maasai pastoralists preferred the establishment of one-stop-shop centres stocked with priority inputs and technologies (P<0.05). The willingness of pastoralists (65%) to pay for this service should attract public-private partnerships to support livestock productivity in rangelands.

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Performance of Community-based Animal Health Workers in the Delivery of Livestock Health Services

Cited by 35 publications

References 4 publications

Drought Adaptation and Coping Strategies Among the Turkana Pastoralists of Northern Kenya

Drought Adaptation and Coping Strategies Among the Turkana Pastoralists of Northern Kenya

Camel health management and pastoralists’ knowledge and information on zoonoses and food safety risks in Isiolo County, Kenya

The status of livestock technologies and services in the Southern Maasai rangelands of Kenya

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