Examining local perspectives on the influence of climate change on the health of Hamer pastoralists and their livestock in Ethiopia

Pastoralism

Research, Policy and Practice

Table 2 Characteristics of key informant interviews

Role	Brief description of role	Location (s)	Number of interviews
Health Extension Workers	Basic medical training; provides rudimentary assistance to kebeles such as vaccinations and antenatal support as well as reporting and monitoring disease outbreaks.	Angude Kolakeja Shanko	3
Community Animal Health Workers (CAHWs)^a	Basic animal health training; gives assistance to the herdsmen and the local veterinarian in carrying out vaccinations and disease monitoring.	Shanko Asile^a	2
Public Health Officers	Collects and produces data on various government statistics and promotes disease prevention methods.	Turmi Dimeka	2
NGO Workers	Carry out various projects in the woreda ranging from healthcare and water pumps to agricultural training.	Turmi Jinka^b	2
Veterinarian	In-depth animal health training; provides animal healthcare across the whole woreda	Dimeka	1
Medical Doctor	In charge of a health post, had in-depth medical training and treated patients in the local clinic	Dimeka	1

^aCAHWs work across all Hamer woreda providing assistance to the mobile herdsmen. One of the CAHWs was located in Asile (a nearby kebele) when interviewed
^bAs the NGO had offices based in Jinka, the administrative centre for South Omo zone, the research team took the opportunity to interview the NGO worker in Jinka