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Hi  my Dearest Friend Joseph,

Me too, I am pleased to hear from you.
I might be wrong, but I consider that veterinary nurses/technicians have a higher and then specialized education than CAHW; that is the rational behind my preference for the CAHW terminology. Actually, although some CAHW can show a good level of education, the selection criteria we use here are not too regarding. we just want them to know the basic things about writing and reading.
Yes, I agree with both of you-- Dr. Vivian Iwar and yourself--and I consider that there is a need to harmonize the titles.

For example, in francophone areas, we just call them ''Auxiliaires Villageois d'Elevage'', meanwhile Veterinary nurses/technicians are those who after the secondary school attended a 3-year agricultural school with a major in veterinary field. 

From here, you can easily understand my confusion.

Nice talking to you and see you.

Regards

Sabi



Sabi Y. SOUROU
DVM (Agric Academy of Ukraine, former URSS)
MPH (Kansas State University, USA)
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Le Mercredi 5 février 2014 8h18, joseph awuni <[log in to unmask]> a écrit :
  
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


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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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