GARC assisted the Hhohho region's mass dog vaccination campaign by undertaking a virtual workshop on the use of the Vaccination and Sterilization (VST) tool on the GARC App - ensuring that each vaccinator can quickly and easily collect rabies vaccination and sterilization data before it's analyzed on the Rabies Epidemiological Bulletin (REB).
Rabies Elimination Progress
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 2.5 out of 5 signifies a country where a national rabies control programme being implemented nationwide, with clear inter-sectoral collaboration.
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Epidemiological Data
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In-country Capacity Building


Staff at the central veterinary laboratory were trained on collecting brain samples using a safe and less-invasive method using a straw.

Network / Workshop participation:
Attended the "New WHO recommendations on human rabies immunization and results of Gavi’s Learning Agenda on rabies & 2nd international meeting of the Pan-African Rabies Control Network (PARACON)" (more information)

Network / Workshop participation:
Attended the "2nd sub-Regional PARACON meeting" (more information)

Network / Workshop participation:
Attended the "Southern African Rabies Community" meeting (more information)

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