Mobile veterinary clinics in the drylands of Kenya: Securing pastoralists’ livelihoods by bringing services close

Livestock productivity for pastoralist households, who depend upon their livestock as a source of livelihood, is constrained by infectious diseases among other factors. Pastoralists in the arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs) of the Horn of Africa lack access to livestock health inputs and services. To...

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Main Authors: Omondi, Immaculate A., Baltenweck, Isabelle, Kinuthia, Emmanuel, Kirui, Leonard, Njoroge-Wamwere, George, Bett, Bernard K., Munene, Ambrose, Onle, S., Dida, D., Kiara, Henry K.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Informa UK Limited 2021
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/110995
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author Omondi, Immaculate A.
Baltenweck, Isabelle
Kinuthia, Emmanuel
Kirui, Leonard
Njoroge-Wamwere, George
Bett, Bernard K.
Munene, Ambrose
Onle, S.
Dida, D.
Kiara, Henry K.
author_browse Baltenweck, Isabelle
Bett, Bernard K.
Dida, D.
Kiara, Henry K.
Kinuthia, Emmanuel
Kirui, Leonard
Munene, Ambrose
Njoroge-Wamwere, George
Omondi, Immaculate A.
Onle, S.
author_facet Omondi, Immaculate A.
Baltenweck, Isabelle
Kinuthia, Emmanuel
Kirui, Leonard
Njoroge-Wamwere, George
Bett, Bernard K.
Munene, Ambrose
Onle, S.
Dida, D.
Kiara, Henry K.
author_sort Omondi, Immaculate A.
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description Livestock productivity for pastoralist households, who depend upon their livestock as a source of livelihood, is constrained by infectious diseases among other factors. Pastoralists in the arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs) of the Horn of Africa lack access to livestock health inputs and services. To assess the profitability of private animal health service delivery, mobile veterinary clinics were piloted in three ASAL counties in Kenya. Our findings reveal the positive impact of the clinics on animal health provision as well as policy and regulatory factors that affect its viability.
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spelling CGSpace1109952025-08-15T13:23:00Z Mobile veterinary clinics in the drylands of Kenya: Securing pastoralists’ livelihoods by bringing services close Omondi, Immaculate A. Baltenweck, Isabelle Kinuthia, Emmanuel Kirui, Leonard Njoroge-Wamwere, George Bett, Bernard K. Munene, Ambrose Onle, S. Dida, D. Kiara, Henry K. policies development environment livelihoods veterinary services pastoralists Livestock productivity for pastoralist households, who depend upon their livestock as a source of livelihood, is constrained by infectious diseases among other factors. Pastoralists in the arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs) of the Horn of Africa lack access to livestock health inputs and services. To assess the profitability of private animal health service delivery, mobile veterinary clinics were piloted in three ASAL counties in Kenya. Our findings reveal the positive impact of the clinics on animal health provision as well as policy and regulatory factors that affect its viability. 2021-07-04 2021-01-26T16:25:10Z 2021-01-26T16:25:10Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/110995 en Open Access Informa UK Limited Omondi, I., Baltenweck, I., Kinuthia, E., Kirui, L., Njoroge-Wamwere, G., Bett, B., Munene, A., Onle, S., Dida, D. and Kiara, H. 2021. Mobile veterinary clinics in the drylands of Kenya: Securing pastoralists’ livelihoods by bringing services close. Development in Practice 31(5): 561–579.
spellingShingle policies
development
environment
livelihoods
veterinary services
pastoralists
Omondi, Immaculate A.
Baltenweck, Isabelle
Kinuthia, Emmanuel
Kirui, Leonard
Njoroge-Wamwere, George
Bett, Bernard K.
Munene, Ambrose
Onle, S.
Dida, D.
Kiara, Henry K.
Mobile veterinary clinics in the drylands of Kenya: Securing pastoralists’ livelihoods by bringing services close
title Mobile veterinary clinics in the drylands of Kenya: Securing pastoralists’ livelihoods by bringing services close
title_full Mobile veterinary clinics in the drylands of Kenya: Securing pastoralists’ livelihoods by bringing services close
title_fullStr Mobile veterinary clinics in the drylands of Kenya: Securing pastoralists’ livelihoods by bringing services close
title_full_unstemmed Mobile veterinary clinics in the drylands of Kenya: Securing pastoralists’ livelihoods by bringing services close
title_short Mobile veterinary clinics in the drylands of Kenya: Securing pastoralists’ livelihoods by bringing services close
title_sort mobile veterinary clinics in the drylands of kenya securing pastoralists livelihoods by bringing services close
topic policies
development
environment
livelihoods
veterinary services
pastoralists
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/110995
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