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Media Source: Bagaha News (India)
Date: 4 August 2026
Goat herders in rural areas will no longer have to visit veterinary hospitals for minor problems. Trained 'Pashu Sakhis' will now provide primary health care for goats at their homes for a nominal fee. This initiative will not only promote better animal health and productivity but will also become a new means of respectable livelihood for rural women. Each Pashu Sakhi, trained by Jeevika (the local name for the Bihar Rural Livelihoods Project) and the Aga Khan Foundation, provides primary animal health services to approximately 120 goat-rearing families in their area at a nominal fee of 30 to 50 rupees per person. This is expected to provide timely treatment to rural livestock farmers, reduce animal mortality, increase production, and improve income from animal husbandry. This model is also proving to be an important step towards empowering rural women to become self-reliant.
