Community-based animal healthcare pages:
page 1: articles (full list), books, networks and other resources
(pages 2-7: Summaries of articles grouped by theme and linked to full articles where available:)
page 2: community animal healthcare
page 3: EVK / EVM / local knowledge
page 4: participatory methods
page 5: gender, children and building peace
page 6: policy
page 7: other
ARTICLES
Report of
a workshop on the role of paraveterinarians in the present and future veterinary
infrastructure in Afghanistan 1999.
The need
and possible modalities of establishment of community based delivery of
veterinary services and inputs in the arid and semi arid areas in Kenya.
Non governmental
organisations and the delivery of animal health services in developing countries
1997.
Livestock
in development: the changing role of veterinary services.
NGO strategies
for livestock development in western Rajasthan, India: an overview and analysis.
1998.
Anthropological
veterinary medicine: the need for indigenizing the curriculum 1998.
Report Of A Workshop On The Role Of Paraveterinarians In The Present And Future
Veterinary Infrastructure In Afghanistan; Peshawar, Pakistan; 4-5 March 1999
Organised by: Dutch Committee for Afghanistan - Veterinary Programmes
(DCA-VET)
full report
The need and possible modalities of establishment of community based delivery
of veterinary services and inputs in the arid and semi arid areas in Kenya.
Marketing and veterinary services must be participatory in African Semi Arid
Lands areas. 1999
Muchina Munyua, S.J.; Kahiu, I.G.; Farrah, K. CAPE, OAU , 1999
This article explores how veterinary services should be provided in African
Semi Arid Lands (ASAL) areas.
The article finds that:
veterinary services have traditionally been offered free, with the
Government meeting the costs of drugs, service, disease control and
surveillance and employment and deployment of personnel. This structure
and mode of delivery of services has proved to be unsustainable and impractical
this situation is compounded by the collapse of basic infrastructure
and the almost total control of livestock marketing by middlemen
the provision of veterinary inputs and services must be improved
the alleviation of current livestock production constraints must be
complemented with the transformation of the livestock marketing system.
The information inequality between informed middleman and uninformed
livestock producer needs to be addressedthe current marketing and veterinary
services delivery system must evolve to become truly participatory if
livestock productivity, food security, increased rural incomes and improved
quality of life is to become a reality in the ASAL areas.
full report in .pdf format
(download time might be prolonged)
Non Governmental Organisations And The Delivery Of Animal Health Services
In Developing Countries. A Discussion Paper for the Department for International
Development UK. 1997
Andy Catley, November, 1997. ISBN 0 9533602 0 2. (23 pages).
Available on request
Livestock in development: the changing role of veterinary services. Delivery
of animal health services: results from the survey of Chief Veterinary Officers.
1996
Ashley, S.D.; Holden, S.J.; Bazeley, P.B.S. CAPE, OAU , 1996
This paper reports the results of a survey of Chief Veterinary Officers’
(CVOs) opinions carried at the OIE General Session in May 1995.
The article focuses on:
their views on a number of key issues related to current policy debates
about the delivery of animal health services
the nature of service delivery
the main influences on current activities
the major clients of State Veterinary Services (SVSs)
requirements for improvement of SVSs
The article finds:
a large majority of CVOs in Africa and Asia favoured the retention
of therapeutic services by the state
the most important influences on current activities of SVSs are
professional veterinary bodies
there are regional differences in perceptions as to which of the SVSs’
major client groups are most important, with Europe focusing on public
health and the food industry whilst Africa considers smallholder farmers
and public health to be most important
Chief Veterinary Officers consider larger budgets and better trained
staff as their most important requirements in improving the quality of
service provided by SVSs.
full report
in .pdf format (download time might be prolonged)
NGO Strategies For Livestock Development In Western Rajasthan, India: An Overview
And Analysis. 1998
by Ilse Köhler-Rollefson with Hanwant Singh Rathore, May, 1998.
summary of report
Anthropological Veterinary Medicine: the Need for Indigenizing the Curriculum.
1998
Paper presented at the 9th AITVM Conference in Harare, 14th-18th September,
1998
by Ilse Köhler-Rollefson and Juliane Bräunig
full report