MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: DR. PHILIP PRATER (CONT.)
Te AG Horizons training is very unique in Haiti, because Mr. Fracciterne and Dr. Berglund-Fosdick have actually developed a curriculum for training veterinary agents and have set specific goals for their educational outcomes:
1. Improve food security in the communities of Haiti.
2. Control the spread of infectious diseases in animals and people.
3. Establish guidelines for the treatment and control of in- ternal and external parasites in horses, poultry and live- stock in Haiti.
4. Train Veterinary Agents to teach farmers how to best use vaccines and therapeutic agents for sick animals.
5. Establish a sustainable, safe food supply for future inhab- itants of Haiti.
6. Establish strong, effective partnerships between AG Horizons and agencies outside of Haiti that can provide teachers and supplies for optimal instruction of Veteri- nary Agents.
7. Improve animal health management practices that result in healthier, more productive livestock. Tis, in turn, should result in more efficient use of available land and natural resources in Haitian agricultural communities.
Dr. Philip Prater demonstrates some veterinary techniques to Haitians.
As is too often the case in Haiti, the clinical training had to be accomplished in the midst of political turmoil. Midway through the week, there was an attempted coup and the President of Haiti was assassi- nated and his wife was shot and critically wounded. Te Ag Horizons facility was fortunately three hours away from much of the madness, so the team was able to complete the training in good or- der and administer the final exam to the stu- dents for the week’s module. Te instructors and students also provided training in herd health management, parasite control, and vac- cinations for over 170 cattle, goats and horses owned by local residents within the surround- ing community. It was truly remarkable – as if there was a “divinely placed dome of protec- tion” around the team while they were there doing this important work. AG Horizons and CVM supplied a great network of people who shuttled Drs. Berglund-Fosdick, Prater and Ms. Ford out of harm’s way and to the airport without issue. Haiti is a desperate nation and has been in a continuous cycle of corruption, poverty and despair for two centuries. Te hope that the team has is to have established a foundation for educational, financial and spir- itual growth that will instill hope in the Veter- inary Agents to go forth into their communi- ties and be agents of change for the people and animals they will serve.
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