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The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) works to improve food security and reduce poverty in developing countries through research for better and more sustainable use of livestock. ILRI is a CGIAR research centre - part of a global research partnership for a food-secure future.
Job description
Background
Animal health delivery in Kenya is constrained by many factors including availability of professionals, poor infrastructure in some parts of the country and inappropriate policies for private sector growth. Availability of animal health products (drugs, vaccines, and diagnostics) forms an important part of the animal health delivery system. There have been reports of widespread use of counterfeit and substandard veterinary products in the country. In human medicine where there is more data, it is estimated that the volume of fake medicines is about 30% (Frederiksen –Hagen, 2014). The limited information indicate that the use of counterfeit and substandard products is more rampant in the arid and semi-arid parts of the country.
It is therefore necessary to estimate the extent of this problem as part of the goal of improving the delivery of animal health services.
Scope of work
The Scope Of Work Includes
The consultant will develop a framework for calculating the economic cost of the use of counterfeit and substandard veterinary medicines based on literature review of what has been done previously and stakeholder consultations. The framework should include methods of capturing the various cost of using substandard and counterfeit drugs and the assumptions made.
Using the framework, the consultant will then estimate the economic cost of counterfeit and substandard veterinary products in Isiolo, Marsabit, Garissa and Kiambu counties where data on the prevalence of the use of counterfeit and substandard veterinary products and the volumes of the use of these products has been collected. Other sources of data will also be needed and where data are missing this will be identified.
The consultant will then extrapolate these costs to a national estimate.
Consultancy Fee: daily rate
Post location: Home based
Duration: 60 days
Expected places of travel: Isiolo, Marsabit, Garissa and Kiambu
Essential Skills And Qualifications Required
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