Objectives HAD veterinary care services are to serve are the following:
a. Assisting combating animal diseases.
b. Training veterinarians, cattle growers and para-vets.
c. Advancing both veterinary and economic awareness among nomads for a better life.
d. Supporting concerned people with veterinary and agricultural information they need to have.
e. Coordinating and cooperating with similar NGOs working in the same field.
b. Training veterinarians, cattle growers and para-vets.
c. Advancing both veterinary and economic awareness among nomads for a better life.
d. Supporting concerned people with veterinary and agricultural information they need to have.
e. Coordinating and cooperating with similar NGOs working in the same field.
Estimated in Sudan only for over 130 million animal head, Livestock is the one main source for making a living in most of African countries.
Next to agricultural economy in Africa, livestock is still underutilized, and its impact on the lives of its owners is yet to be seen.
Among other factors, prolonged civil wars, the socially rather than economically motivated conception of animal wealth by growers and lack of awareness of the need of veterinary care are but a few reasons why livestock is not bringing around the benefits it should avail its owners with.
In Sudan HAD has made a real breakthrough as a leading NGO working to develop this economic sector of livestock. Starting with vaccination campaigns targeting about 500 000 animal head annually, HAD established veterinary care clinics and mobile veterinary care clinics. Veterinary care services extended by HAD are now available in Bantiu, Awil, Malwal, Terkaka, and Rank in southern Sudan.
In southern and western Kordofan its veterinary care services are provided in Mujlad, Mayram, Abyi, Kadugli, and Rashad. The Butana nomadic region in eastern Sudan is also within HAD’s veterinary care outreach.
HAD is active in implementing training programs targeting cattle growers through veterinary guidance, training para-vets and availing relevant information about livestock through a veterinary information centre it established. Such information is equally useful for researchers.
Following the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) between the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Army (SPLM/A) and the Government of Sudan in January 2005, HAD is extending its veterinary care services to southern Sudan to areas which were beyond its reach during the war time. HAD veterinary care services are to be provided in Chad, Ethiopia and Nigeria shortly.
Over 19393 cattle growers benefit from HAD’s veterinary services every year.