Sustainability of a privatized community-based animal health worker system in Mwingi District, Kenya

Tropical Animal Health and Production

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 253-266

  Rubyogo, J C ^a   Murithii, P M ^b   Agumbah, G J O ^c   Obhai, G ^d  

^a Centro Internationale d'Agricultura Tropicale (CIAT)   (Kenya)

^b Department of Veterinary Services ^*  (Kenya)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^d Monitoring and Evaluation/Data Specialist   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Community based animal health workers; Kenya; Privatization; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMICS; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HUMAN; KENYA; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMAL TECHNICIANS; COMMUNITY HEALTH AIDES; HUMANS; KENYA; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

EID: 22844451806     PISSN: 00494747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11250-005-4164-8     Document Type: Article

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