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Mobile phone-based surveillance system implemented in Turkana County, Kenya has improved the delivery of animal health and food safety interventions in the county

In partnership with the Department of Veterinary Services (DVS), Turkana County, Kenya, we developed and deployed a mobile phone-based surveillance system for livestock diseases and syndromes. It has been used to collect and analyse livestock disease data and abattoir records. The DVS has budgeted f...

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Main Author: CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health
Format: Case Study
Language:Inglés
Published: 2018
Subjects:
livestock
health
food safety
animal health
costs
diseases
vaccines
data
services
distribution
maps
veterinary services
drugs
food
safety
implementation
surveillance
abattoir
turkana
system
case studies
agrifood systems
rural development
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/121475
Summary:In partnership with the Department of Veterinary Services (DVS), Turkana County, Kenya, we developed and deployed a mobile phone-based surveillance system for livestock diseases and syndromes. It has been used to collect and analyse livestock disease data and abattoir records. The DVS has budgeted for its costs of implementation and appointed technical personnel to run the system. Towards the end of 2018, the DVS used the maps generated by the system to inform the distribution of veterinary vaccines and drugs.

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