Accredited Agent for Health and Extension of Livestock Production (A-HELP)
Introduction
Currently in every village/ panchayat/block there is a veterinary dispensary (VD)/ hospital or Artificial insemination center. In a village dispensary there is provision for one Veterinary doctor, Veterinary Livestock Inspector/ Assistant and one attendant. Whenever, there is some specific activity drives or campaigns the Livestock Inspector/assistant gets engaged in theses duties leaving behind other routine animal health related duties.
Further, the local veterinary institutions are engaged in organizing supplementary scheme implementation programs and other support activities of Animal Husbandry sector of that area. The very nature of their job responsibilities does not allow them to take up the responsibility of a primary service provider and extension agent. Thus a new band of community based functionaries, named as Accredited Agent for Health and Extension of Livestock Production (A-HELP) is proposed to fill this void.
A-HELP (Accredited Agent for Health and Extension of Livestock Production).
A-HELP (Accredited Agent for Health and Extension of Livestock Production).
