Gender and social inclusion training for vet and animal health service providers
2023
Russo, Sandra L. | Baluka, Sylvia Angubua | Ludgate, Nargiza
In Uganda, the majority of rural households are engaged in livestock rearing. Livestock is reared by both men and women, and in some pastoral communities, sick animals are left in the care of women while men take healthy animals for grazing. Research shows that gender and attitudes of animal health service providers can affect their veterinary practice and quality of care. Developing an understanding of how gender and perceptions of it can influence veterinary practices is essential to improve the reach and quality of service delivery. However, veterinarians, animal husbandry officers, and community animal health workers, referred to as animal health service providers in this brief, often receive limited and inconsistent training. Moreover, the training does not integrate gender responsive communication and entrepreneurship skills to help animal health service providers deliver gender equitable and inclusive services.
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