Congo (Democratic Republic of the)

Rabies Elimination Progress

Latest SARE score: 1.5 (2021)
In-country SARE assessment done: Yes
(2021)

The Stepwise Approach towards Rabies Elimination (SARE) is a practical planning, monitoring and evaluation tool to guide, develop and refine rabies control programmes. It provides measurable steps, designed as a logical flow of activities, to progress from Stage 0 to Stage 5, in efforts towards freedom from dog-transmitted rabies.

A SARE score of 1.5 out of 5 signifies a country where small-scale rabies control programs are in place and the country is working towards developing a national rabies control program

2021: In-country SARE assessment
RDC SARE v17 2021 FINAL.xlsm
2016: SARE assessment at a PARACON meeting
DRC SARE assessment_PARACON 2016.xlsx
2015: SARE assessment at a PARACON meeting
DRC SARE assessment_PARACON 2015.xlsx

Epidemiological Data

This country is using the Rabies Epidemiological Bulletin but has not agreed to share their data publicly.

World Rabies Day Events

News and Resources

In-country Capacity Building

March 2023
Ghana
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Network / Workshop participation:
Attended the "Supporting rabies elimination in Africa through a One Health stepwise approach” workshop, which was jointly hosted by the FAO and GARC.

December 2022
Kongo-Central
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GARC provided ongoing support to the local animal health professionals working across the Kongo Central Province with the rolled-out of the Bite Case Tracker (BCT) and Rabies Case Surveillance (RCS) tools to improve data reporting and outbreak response.

February 2022
Kongo-Central
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GARC staff provided a virtual training session on the Rabies Vaccination Tracker (RVT) tool using the GARC App for professionals working for the local government.

April 2021
Kinshasa
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Stakeholders from the DRC came together in a truly One Health manner and have completed a virtual SARE workshop. During the online SARE workshop - attended by participants from the various sectors of the country - the government assessed their progress towards rabies elimination and generated their rabies elimination work plan.  

June 2016
Cote d'Ivoire
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Network / Workshop participation:
Attended the "1st sub-Regional PARACON meeting" (more information)

June 2015
South Africa
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Network / Workshop participation:
Attended the "Inaugural Pan-African Rabies Control Network (PARACON) meeting" (more information)