GTZ Project Document No. 51 Report on Nahi Baseline Survey

Nahi Baseline Survey April- May 2001Table 2.17 Frequency of visits by the extension personalsLivestock Agriculture ForestryUNT LNT Total UNT LNT Total UNT LNT TotalExtensions visit to the farm 34 28 62 40 34 74 23 24 47Frequency of visitSometimes/when in need 4 2 6 8 9 17 5 3 81-3 times in a year 19 7 26 23 14 37 16 13 291-2 times a month 5 9 14 8 12 20 2 7 9Above 4 times 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 2 2Source: RRA Survey May 2001In general many farmers have mentioned having received visits from all three RNRextension personals with varying frequencies. About 62 (65%) respondents havementioned having received visit from the livestock extension person, 75 (79%) fromAgriculture and 47 (50%) from the forestry respectively.2.9.2 Health ServicesAt present the geog do not have any health service centre in the valley. Therefore, almostall health activities and services are covered from Wangdue. For basic health problemsand medicines farmers approach village health workers and sometimes BHU in Gaselofor emergencies. Some of the basic health facilities and treatment mostly availed orapproached by the farmers are presented in the Table 2.18.Tables 2.18 Health information in the valleyUpper Nahi Total Lower Nahi Total TotalAvailable facilitiesBHU clinic (Gaselo) 8 14 22 (23%)Village health worker 20 19 39 (41%)Local treatmentsRimdo 39 30 69 (72%)Hospital approached 33 42 75 (78%)Source of medicinesNeighbours 1 1 2Village health worker 7 13 20Hospital (bajo) 24 28 52Thimphu 18 5 23Source: RRA Survey May 2001The majority of the farmers (78%) reported for having approached the hospitals either inThimphu or Wangdue for treatment. The treatment through religious pujas is alsopursued respectively by about 72% of the respondents. In most cases for treatment andmedication, the BHU in Gaselo and hospitals in Wangdi are approached by farmersespecially from the lower valley. In absence of health facilities in the geog, the monthly29