TABLE 11Education

IdealEducational material on anthrax should be supplied to field or other appropriate stations for distribution in the affected community.
ActualHave booklets, posters, radio programmes, videos, etc. been prepared?
Have they reached the relevant communities (see Fig. 13)?
Is there a need for continuation, expansion (more issues covered) and extension (more affected people reached)?
Constraints
(on achieving the ideal)		To what extent do the following prevent achieving the ideal and how can their influence be reduced:
  • distances involved and inaccessibility of some communities;
  • printing, paper or production costs;
  • dissemination/distribution costs.
Importance of educationthe community gains a better understanding of the rationale and the limitations of control actions.

Note. Inherent in all the control measures is the underlying need for educational programmes and materials. Of foremost importance is education of the farmer/owner to recognize and report suspected anthrax and take proper action over the disposal of the carcass. Appropriate education should also be available for instruction of veterinary, medical and other officials in confirmation of diagnosis and correct action thereafter. Finally, the community itself should understand the rationale as well as the limitations of control actions. The clear need for information broadsheets, manuals, videos and films for disseminating information at courses, seminars and village meetings has been addressed in an exemplary manner in Zambia (Dietvorst 1996a), where posters, booklets and a radio play (Dietvorst, 1996b) have been developed (Fig. 13).

From: 9, Anthrax surveillance

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