Animal health services at work in Kenya

FAO

Animal health services at work in Kenya

Evidence from Kiambu and Nairobi City Counties

Year of publication 2021

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 16 p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Brochure, flyer, fact-sheet

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Synopsis (short abstract) Animal health policies and strategies are, in most countries, comprehensive and well-designed but poorly implemented. One of the reasons is that there is little systematic information on the challenges and constraints policy implementers face, which makes it difficult the design of actionable policy implementation mechanisms. This report explores the functioning of public animal health services in two local governments of Kenya – Kiambu county and Nairobi City county – which are in charge of implementing the animal health policy and legislative framework at local level. Results suggest that animal health services are greatly understaffed and underresourced, and that the working environment of frontline health officers is not conducive in terms of personal incentives, working procedures and knowledge of the prevailing policy and legislative framework as well as of emerging animal health issues. While more resources should be allocated to public animal health services, local administrations could already establish partnerships with private actors and improve the working environment of animal health officers to make veterinary services more effective.

Language English

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