Cately, Andy

This paper describes how Community-Based Animal Health Worker (CAHW) programmes can be strengthened by linkages with veterinary specialists. Case studies are presented from southern Sudan, Kenya and Tanzania, discussing how CAHW programmes and researchers can benefit from working together using participatory research approaches.

This overview of PLA Notes 45 focuses on the policy and institutional aspects of scaling up and official recognition of community-based animal health workers (CAHW). Such workers were usually selected for training on communities and livestock rearing systems, and different animal health and production topics.