Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
The cost of national prevention systems for animal diseases and zoonoses in developing and transition countries.
- Journal:
- Revue scientifique et technique (International Office of Epizootics)
- Year:
- 2012
- Authors:
- Alleweldt, F et al.
- Affiliation:
- Civic Consulting · Germany
Plain-English summary
This study looked at the costs of veterinary prevention systems in several developing and transition countries to understand how much is spent on keeping animals healthy and preventing diseases that can affect both animals and humans. Researchers gathered information from seven countries, including Kyrgyzstan and Turkey, using surveys and visits. They found that the costs varied widely, from about 10 million international dollars in Kyrgyzstan to 167 million in Turkey, depending on the size of the livestock industry and the country's income. The study suggests that measuring costs per livestock unit can help compare how much different countries spend on veterinary services. Overall, the findings could help improve how countries meet international veterinary standards.
Abstract
This study, published in October 2009 by the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), aimed to estimate the essential costs of veterinary prevention systems in sample countries and to develop economic indicators for the veterinary performance evaluation provided by the OIE Tool for the Evaluation of Performance of Veterinary Services (PVS Tool). Full sets of data were collected from seven developing and transition countries. The sources used were literature review, a questionnaire survey and country visits by the core expert team. The total costs of national prevention systems (NPS), net of donor programmes, ranged from 10 million international dollars in Kyrgyzstan to 167 million international dollars in Turkey. These costs are associated with the size of the livestock sector, in veterinary livestock units (VLUs), and national income. It was concluded that NPS cost per VLU provides a meaningful comparative measure of the cost of service provision, varying from 1.92 international dollars in Uganda to 9.40 international dollars in Turkey. The relationship with national income provides estimated indicators of expected NPS costs for other countries. Introduction of quantitative measures to PVS Evaluations would help when assessing the degree of compliance with OIE standards.
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