Introducing Ausvet
By Jennifer Hutchison
ILRI workshop on transforming livelihoods in South Asia
through sustainable livestock research and development
Kathmandu, Nepal, 13-14 November 2018

Better health through applied
epidemiology - worldwide
• consulting company
• more than 20 years experience
• in more than 50 countries
• sharing skills, expertise, knowledge
• capacity building.

What we do
• We improve the health and
well-being of animals,
plants and people.
• We find patterns of diseases
in populations.
• We investigate the causes
and impact of diseases.
• We design practical
solutions to control them.

Our skills
• veterinary, human, and plant
epidemiology
• sociology
• training
• information technology and
data management
• project management

Why do classical approaches to
surveillance fail?
• National and international surveillance priorities lack
relevance at local level.
• Data providers unable or unwilling to report.
• Data collection is expensive.
• Data management is inefficient.
• Material incentives to report are not sustainable.
• It is too hard and not perceived to be worth the effort.

Is there a better way?
Using people-centred design and modern technology:
• Put data providers and local users at the centre of the system.
• Use technology to facilitate communication and make life
easier.
• Provide immediate benefit to the data providers.
• Take advantage of the tools and technology that people are
already using.
• Use cloud-based platforms to integrate data from a range of
sources.

More information
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2018.10.009