In early March the AMRRIC team visited 12 Communities and Homelands in the APY Lands, to deliver a program focused on reproductive control, anti-parasitic treatment delivery and medical treatments for sicknesses. Additionally, the AMRRIC team were thrilled to continued training their staff on how to capture data through the AMRRIC App. This long-standing program is a collaboration with Nganampa Health Council (NHC).
On this visit, the AMRRIC team was made up of vet Dr Kirsty and vet nurse Bianca. In the 9 day program the team achieved some amazing results! They delivered 1,324 doses of anti-parasitic treatments and engaged with 233 families of animal owners in educational conversations around animal health.
This being Dr Kirsty 3rd visit over the last 12 months, a highlight was seeing some familiar smiling faces, both human and dog! It’s very special to develop relationships with residents in remote communities, and it’s also important! The trust that we build with remote communities helps make a deeper impact.
Reflecting on the program, Dr Kirsty said “The remoteness of the communities visited on this program means the small contribution we are making to help ensure better health for the animals is very gratefully received. Also, to deliver this program we travel through some really beautiful country, which is an immense privilege.”
We are very grateful to the NHC staff, their support strengthened engagement with community residents and helped make sure that all pets were happy and healthy.
