Assessment of veterinary services in central Ethiopia: A case study in Ada' a District of Oromia Region, Ethiopia

Abstract

This study was conducted to identify actors, their roles, competences and main constraints of veterinary service delivery system in Ada' a district of the Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia. Questionnaire, focus group discussions, key informant interviews and desk review were conducted to gather primary and secondary data. This assessment revealed that the district obtains veterinary services mainly from three sectors: public sector, private sector and NGOs. The public sector serves 62%, 56% and 45% of clinical treatment, vaccination and drug sales, respectively. The private veterinary service contributes 40%, 5% and 43% of clinical treatments, vaccination and veterinary drug sales, respectively. The Donkey sanctuary and SPANA-Ethiopia are major NGOs that handle equine clinical cases and vaccination. Inadequate budget, logistic problems, shortage of manpower and fewer working days were found to be the main causes for the weakness of government veterinary services, and black-market drug dealers were found to be challengers associated with the private sector.

Keywords: Ada'a district, Drug, Private, Public, Vaccine, Veterinary service