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Many community-based animal health services have been established in developing countries. There are a large number of publications and references describing these services but only a few researchers have attempted a quantitative analysis of the components and benefits of such programs. The Basic Animal Health Service Project/GTZ in northern Malawi was establishedin 1989. The goal of this Impact Assessment was to verify the effectiveness of the scheme and to demonstrate the benefits farmers obtain by using BAHS would pay.

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1960 born Berlin, Germany, 1978 apprenticeship in livestock production, 1980 stud.vet.med., Berlin, 1986 military services, 1988 dr.med.vet, vet.practice, 1990 dipl.int.anim.health, Berlin, 1992 field vet. Malawi, Africa, 1998 master vet.epidemiology, New Zealand, 2000 epidemiologist, Germany, various consultancies & publications, two children,

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