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African Union/Interafrican Bureau for Animal Resources: Policy on community-based animal health workers, April 2003
Policy on appropriate regulation of community-based animal health workers
Authors:
; African Union/Interafrican Bureau for Animal Resources
Publisher:
Institutional and Policy Support Team, AU, 2003
The official policy of the African Union/Interafrican Bureau for Animal Resources on Community-based Animal Health Workers, this document details the bureau’s position on community-based animal health workers (CAHWs) and describes appropriate supervision and regulation for this type of veterinary worker.
Areas covered include:
- legislation and policy coherence
- training
- supervision
The bureau recommends that a statutory body is enabled to delegate tasks to government veterinary inspectors to ensure quality control of CAHWs in the field.
Also available in French at:
http://www.eldis.org/fulltext/cape_new/PolicystatementCAHWsFrench.pdf
