Research, Policy and Practice
Table 1 Government personnel and local leaders involved in public health and animal health activities in Turkana County
From: A One Health framework for integrated service delivery in Turkana County, Kenya
Personnel | Role | |
|---|---|---|
Directors (county) | County director of veterinary services (CDVS) | Disease and vector control activities, veterinary public health activities |
Director of preventative and promotive health (DPPH); Deputy director (DD) | Preventive and promotive health service programmes | |
Implementors (subcounty/ward/village) | Subcounty veterinary officer (SCVO); Livestock health officer (LHO) | Vaccination implementation, treatment, surveillance, livestock movement control, and laboratory diagnosis |
Community disease reporter (CDR) | Symptomatic disease surveillance, assist with implementation of activities | |
Subcounty public health officer (SCPHO) | Management and coordination of public health services | |
Community health unit (CHU): one community health extension worker (CHEW), 1+ community health volunteer (CHV) | Basic community health services (health promotion, disease prevention, first aid, community disease surveillance, mobilization for immunization, and referral) | |
Local leaders | Emuron | Entry point to a community |
Chief/subchief | Report disease events; mobilize communities for outreach activities |