Poor livestock keepers: ecosystem–poverty–health interactions
Humans have never been healthier, wealthier or more numerous. Yet, present success may be at the cost of future prosperity and in some places, especially in sub-Saharan Africa, poverty persists. Livestock keepers, especially pastoralists, are over-represented among the poor. Poverty has been mainly...
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| author | Grace, Delia Lindahl, Johanna F. Wanyoike, Francis N. Bett, Bernard K. Randolph, Thomas F. Rich, Karl M. |
| author_browse | Bett, Bernard K. Grace, Delia Lindahl, Johanna F. Randolph, Thomas F. Rich, Karl M. Wanyoike, Francis N. |
| author_facet | Grace, Delia Lindahl, Johanna F. Wanyoike, Francis N. Bett, Bernard K. Randolph, Thomas F. Rich, Karl M. |
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| description | Humans have never been healthier, wealthier or more numerous. Yet, present success may be at the cost of future prosperity and in some places, especially in sub-Saharan Africa, poverty persists. Livestock keepers, especially pastoralists, are over-represented among the poor. Poverty has been mainly attributed to a lack of access, whether to goods, education or enabling institutions. More recent insights suggest ecosystems may influence poverty and the self-reinforcing mechanisms that constitute poverty traps in more subtle ways. The plausibility of zoonoses as poverty traps is strengthened by landmark studies on disease burden in recent years. While in theory, endemic zoonoses are best controlled in the animal host, in practice, communities are often left to manage disease themselves, with the focus on treatment rather than prevention. We illustrate this with results from a survey on health costs in a pastoral ecosystem. Epidemic zoonoses are more likely to elicit official responses, but these can have unintended consequences that deepen poverty traps. In this context, a systems understanding of disease control can lead to more effective and pro-poor disease management. We illustrate this with an example of how a system dynamics model can help optimize responses to Rift Valley fever outbreaks in Kenya by giving decision makers real-time access to the costs of the delay in vaccinating. In conclusion, a broader, more ecological understanding of poverty and of the appropriate responses to the diseases of poverty can contribute to improved livelihoods for livestock keepers in Africa. This article is part of the themed issue ‘One Health for a changing world: zoonoses, ecosystems and human well-being’. |
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| spelling | CGSpace814702025-03-11T12:14:31Z Poor livestock keepers: ecosystem–poverty–health interactions Grace, Delia Lindahl, Johanna F. Wanyoike, Francis N. Bett, Bernard K. Randolph, Thomas F. Rich, Karl M. epidemiology environment health zoonoses Humans have never been healthier, wealthier or more numerous. Yet, present success may be at the cost of future prosperity and in some places, especially in sub-Saharan Africa, poverty persists. Livestock keepers, especially pastoralists, are over-represented among the poor. Poverty has been mainly attributed to a lack of access, whether to goods, education or enabling institutions. More recent insights suggest ecosystems may influence poverty and the self-reinforcing mechanisms that constitute poverty traps in more subtle ways. The plausibility of zoonoses as poverty traps is strengthened by landmark studies on disease burden in recent years. While in theory, endemic zoonoses are best controlled in the animal host, in practice, communities are often left to manage disease themselves, with the focus on treatment rather than prevention. We illustrate this with results from a survey on health costs in a pastoral ecosystem. Epidemic zoonoses are more likely to elicit official responses, but these can have unintended consequences that deepen poverty traps. In this context, a systems understanding of disease control can lead to more effective and pro-poor disease management. We illustrate this with an example of how a system dynamics model can help optimize responses to Rift Valley fever outbreaks in Kenya by giving decision makers real-time access to the costs of the delay in vaccinating. In conclusion, a broader, more ecological understanding of poverty and of the appropriate responses to the diseases of poverty can contribute to improved livelihoods for livestock keepers in Africa. This article is part of the themed issue ‘One Health for a changing world: zoonoses, ecosystems and human well-being’. 2017-07-19 2017-06-07T07:27:17Z 2017-06-07T07:27:17Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/81470 en Open Access Royal Society Grace, D., Lindahl, J., Wanyoike, F., Bett, B., Randolph, T. and Rich, K. 2017. Poor livestock keepers: ecosystem–poverty–health interactions. Philosophical Transactions of The Royal Society B 372(1725): 20160166. |
| spellingShingle | epidemiology environment health zoonoses Grace, Delia Lindahl, Johanna F. Wanyoike, Francis N. Bett, Bernard K. Randolph, Thomas F. Rich, Karl M. Poor livestock keepers: ecosystem–poverty–health interactions |
| title | Poor livestock keepers: ecosystem–poverty–health interactions |
| title_full | Poor livestock keepers: ecosystem–poverty–health interactions |
| title_fullStr | Poor livestock keepers: ecosystem–poverty–health interactions |
| title_full_unstemmed | Poor livestock keepers: ecosystem–poverty–health interactions |
| title_short | Poor livestock keepers: ecosystem–poverty–health interactions |
| title_sort | poor livestock keepers ecosystem poverty health interactions |
| topic | epidemiology environment health zoonoses |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/81470 |
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