Module 1 - Improving Animal Health Services through Public/Private Partnerships

• Financial support mechanisms. Although donors have tried to accelerate the restructuring of animal health services through targeted credit schemes, in some cases the emergence of private animal health workers has occurred spontaneously, partly because credit from pharmaceutical companies provided an important source of funds for private animal health workers. Finally, the sanitary mandate covering several public good tasks, such as training or compulsory vaccinations, can be a key source of financial support.

• Level of investment. After some years of neglect, investments in district, provincial, national, and regional diagnostic laboratories are often required, although often there is a tendency to overinvest. There are clear economies of scale from the regionalization of facilities and control companies, although regionalization is politically sensitive. Investments in private veterinary clinics can be modest. Although many prospective private veterinarians argue that they need a car, less expensive means of transport can often serve as well.

Selected Readings

Asterisk (*) at the end of a reference indicates that it is available on the Web. See Appendix 1 for a full list of Websites.

Catley, A., S. Blakeway, and T. Leyland. 2001. Community-Based Animal Healthcare A Practical Guide to Improving Primary Veterinary Services. London: Intermediate Technology Development Group Publishing.

De Haan, C. (ed.). 2004. “Veterinary Institutions in the Developing World: Current Status and Future Needs.” OIE Scientific and Technical Review 23 (1).*

FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization). 1997. Principles for Rational Delivery of Public and Private Veterinary Services with Reference to to Africa. Rome: FAO.*

OIE (World Organisation of Animal Health). 2005. “Performances, Vision, and Strategy for Veterinary Services.” http://www.oie.int/downld/Prep_conf_Avian_inf/A_Final_PVS.pdf.
 

References Cited

de Haan, C. 1993. “The Delivery of Livestock Services to Smallholders.” In P. W. Daniels, S. Holden, E. Lewin, and S. Dadi (eds.), Livestock Services to Smallholders: A Critical Evaluation. Proceedings of a seminar held inYogyakarta, Indonesia, November 10-15, 1992. International Animal Science Research and Development Foundation.

de Haan, C., and S. Bekure. 1991. “Animal Health Services in Sub-Saharan Africa: Initial Experiences with Alternative Approaches.” Technical Paper 134. World Bank, Washington, DC.

Gauthier, J., M. Simeon, and C. de Haan. 1999. “The Effect of Structural Adjustment Programs on the Delivery of Veterinary Services in Africa.” Proceedings of the Regional Conference of OIE for Africa, January 25-29, Dakar, Senegal.: OIE (World Organisation of Animal Health).

Schillhorn van Veen, T. W. 2004. “Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union: Animal Health Systems in Transition.” OIE Scientific and Technical Review 23 (1).

Umali, D. L., G. Feder, and C. de Haan. 1994. “Animal Health Services: Finding the Balance between Public and Private Delivery.” World Bank Research Observer 9 (1): 76-9.