Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland.
Centre de Support en Santé Internationale, N'Djaména, Tchad.
Trop Med Int Health. 2013 Sep;18(9):1044-1052. doi: 10.1111/tmi.12147. Epub 2013 Jul 9.
In the Sahel, between Mauritania and Somalia including Northern Kenya, about 20-30 million people live as mobile pastoralists. The rhythm of their migration follows the seasons and the availability of resources such as water, pasture and salt. Despite their high exposure to zoonoses and problems caused by extreme climatic conditions, mobile pastoralists are virtually excluded from health services because the provision of social services adapted to their way of life is challenging. In cooperation with various partners in the region, the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute has been active in research and development in the Sahel for 15 years. Based on the perceived needs of mobile pastoralists and the necessities of development, interdisciplinary research has considerably contributed to better understanding of their situation and their problems. Close contact between humans and livestock necessitates close cooperation between human and animal health specialists. Such useful approaches should be continued and extended.
在萨赫勒地区（包括毛里塔尼亚和索马里，以及肯尼亚北部），大约有 2000 万至 3000 万人以游牧为生。他们的迁徙节奏随季节和水、牧场和盐等资源的可获得性而变化。尽管他们极易受到人畜共患病和极端气候条件的影响，但游牧民实际上被排除在医疗服务之外，因为向他们提供适应其生活方式的社会服务极具挑战性。瑞士热带与公共卫生学院（Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute）与该地区的各种合作伙伴合作，15 年来一直在萨赫勒地区开展研究与开发工作。基于游牧民的实际需求和发展的必要性，跨学科研究极大地促进了对他们的情况和问题的了解。人与牲畜的密切接触需要人类健康专家和动物健康专家之间的密切合作。这种有益的方法应该继续并扩展。
