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To support the persistence of these communities in pastoral areas, the effective management of animal health is one of the main challenges. However the access to reliable veterinary care and agricultural extension services is made difficult by the mobility of pastoral livestock herds often in remote areas. To address this particularity, the training and use, under veterinary supervision, of veterinary para-professionals derived from and moving with pastoralist communities is an important and useful tool. “There is a need to better understand pastoralist management practices and movements to better deliver appropriate services and train appropriately veterinary para-professionals within pastoral communities with links to government and/or private veterinarians,” underlined Dr Vallat. The implementation of harmonised veterinary policies is also crucial to reduce the vulnerability of pastoralist communities and can be built on the results of OIE PVS evaluations. Moreover, it is recommended to strengthen the collaboration between Veterinary Services and Public Health Services and to cultivate a “One Health” approach.
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