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\parbox[b]{13.4cm}{\centering \large{\textbf{Tropentag, September 18-21, 2016, Vienna, Austria}}\\[1ex] \Large{``Solidarity in a competing world ---\\fair use of resources''\\[2ex]}}
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\Large{\textbf{The  Legal Role of Community Animal Health Workers ( Cahws) experiences from Vsfg in Ethiopia \footnote{\textbf{Contact Address:} Cornelia Heine, Vétérinaires Sans Frontières Germany / Tierärzte Ohne Grenzen e.V., Marienstr. 19/20, 10117~Berlin, Germany, \mbox{e-mail}: \email{cornelia.heine@togev.de}}\\[0.8ex]}}
\normalsize{\textsc{Genene Regassa$^{1}$, Nicoletta Buono$^{2}$, Cornelia Heine$^{3}$, Esmael Tessema$^{4}$}}
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\item[]{\small{\textit{$^{1}$Vétérinaires sans Frontières Germany, Germany}}}
\item[]{\small{\textit{$^{2}$Vétérinaires Sans Frontières Germany, Kenya}}}
\item[]{\small{\textit{$^{3}$Vétérinaires Sans Frontières Germany / Tierärzte Ohne Grenzen e.V., Germany}}}
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Para"=veterinary professionals deliver important services in Africa, especially in arid and semi"=arid regions. It is well documented that rural communities benefit from animal health workers (CAHW's) who, although lacking a university degree, have received various kinds of systematic trainings. In Ethiopia, CAHW's have been gradually legalised and are now part of Ethiopia's rural extension service. This decision of the Ethiopian government was based on years of bottom up experience from various NGO/state supported projects which enhanced animal health service delivery by informally trained people. One key element for this successful development was the eradication of Rinderpest in the 1990s through the use of  CAHWs in the Afar region.



In 2002, the Animal Disease Prevention and Control Proclamation 267/2002 officially recognised CAHW's as a cadre of veterinary service providers in Ethiopia and official minimum standard and guidelines were developed. In the years from 2012 until 2015 Vétérinaires sans Frontières Germany implemented 3 emergency response projects including voucher"=based animal health service delivery. The range of services delivered by CAHW's included deworming, acaricidal spraying, vaccinations, treatment of infectious diseases and outbreak reporting. VSFG trained a total of 126 CAHW's from 8 woredas who have treated over 1 million animals up to date. 



The system is improving the livelihoods of poor households and supporting their resilience towards droughts , but it also faced a number of challenges which should be taken into account for future interventions. These included rampant poor quality drugs at shops and at market places combined with a low level of community awareness on quality of drugs and veterinary service in pastoral areas, the absence of private veterinary practitioners and therewith sustainable drug sources, low income and job insecurities of CAHW's. Such factors and recurrent droughts are endangering sustainability especially in the Afar region which has led to big losses of livestock. Consequently, veterinary structures in developing countries must be further supported in order to ensure sustainable livelihoods in the livestock sector.



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\noindent \textbf{Keywords:} Animal health, livelihoods, pastoralism
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