Tue, 4 Feb 2014 17:30:16 +0000
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My good Friend Sabi,
Its pleasing to hear from you after a long while. and more to hear of your great work in getting "Paravets" organized. I would want to agree with Dr. Vivian Iwar that it would be better to use the term Veterinary nurses or Veterinary Technicians because the term paravets could be very misleading as it could mean different things in different ECOWAS countries.
Over the years especially with the introduction of the Unified Extension system in the Ministry of Agriculture in some countries various supposedly "paravets" were trained as Community Livestock Workers (CLWs) and later Community Animal Health Workers (CAHWs) most of whom did not have basic Animal Health Care trainings. The end result has been the very poor Animal Health care delivery services in many ECOWAS countries with the accompanying consequences of upsurge in animal diseases outbreaks. So in an attempt to solve the problem of shortage of Veterinarians a big problem (higher disease incidence) emerged, with which we are now battling with.
So in carrying out your task of organizing them it will be recommended to assemble people with the basic knowledge in animal health care. With these, the uptake of technology transfer is faster and efficient; especially if it comes to getting them to carry out effective vaccinations.
Hope to see you in Ghana soon
best regards my Friend
Dr. Joseph ADONGO AWUNI
VETERINARY VIROLOGIST & HEAD
ACCRA VETERINARY LABORATORY
POST OFFICE BOX M 161
ACCRA, GHANA
Tel:- +233 208 116 397
Date: Tue, 4 Feb 2014 13:09:03 +0000
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Subject: Dr Vivian Iwar of ECOWAS responding to Dr Sabi Sourou on the use of paravets
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Dear Dr Sabi,
Am glad to read about the work you have done in organizing paravets in Togo - an ECOWAS Member State. The paravet (won't veterinary nurses or technicians be a better term?) issue has been a sensitive one with veterinarians in our region, as accusations of malpractice by paravets have been a sore point for a lot of veterinarians. My take is that if they are better organized and regulated, there presence in the field should be an asset to the veterinary profession, particularly where veterinarians are lacking. This seems to be what you were able to achieve in Northern Togo.
The task of a vaccination campaign is huge and we may need to critically look toward paravets for support of such a program. Can you provide further insight as to how you managed the paravets and avoided outcry from other vets, and if there were any reported cases of malpractice in your area of coverage?
Thank you.
Kind regards,
Dr. Vivian Iwar
Head, Livestock Development
ECOWAS Commission
101 Yakubu Gown Crescent
Asokoro, Abuja
+234 8023057219
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