GARC assisted the Government's dog vaccination efforts through the use of the Rabies Vaccination Tracker (RVT) on the GARC App - ensuring that professionals can quickly and easily collect rabies vaccination data.
Rabies Elimination Progress
Latest SARE score:
1.5 (2020)
In-country SARE assessment done:
Yes
(2020)
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 programme.
View past SARE assessments
2018: SARE assessment at a PARACON meeting
Gabon SARE assessment_PARACON 2018.xlsm
2016: SARE assessment at a PARACON meeting
Gabon SARE assessment_PARACON 2016.xlsx
Epidemiological Data
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GARC Education Platform
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News and Resources
In-country Capacity Building
January 2023
Estuaire
March 2023
Ghana
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 2021
Yaounde
Governmentally nominated participants joined a regional "Rapid In-field Diagnosis and Epidemiology of Rabies" (RAIDER) workshop undertaken in collaboration with the FAO. The workshop consisted of both a virtual sessions and a hands-on training in Yaounde, Cameroon.
November 2021
National
GARC staff provided a virtual training session on the Rabies Vaccination Tracker (RVT) tool using the GARC App for professionals working for the national government.
November 2020
Libreville
Stakeholders from Gabon came together in a truly One Health manner and have completed the first ever online SARE workshop. In addition to hosting such a revolutionary event, Gabon has made significant progress in rabies elimination efforts, as demonstrated by their improved SARE score.
November 2019
Ghana
Network / Workshop participation:
Attended the "2nd GARC-WAP rabies stakeholder workshop under the auspices of the Pan-African Rabies Control Network (PARACON)" (More information)
September 2018
South Africa
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)
June 2016
Cote' d'Ivoire
Network / Workshop participation:
Attended the "1st sub-Regional PARACON meeting" (more information)
June 2015
South Africa
Network / Workshop participation:
Attended the "Inaugural Pan-African Rabies Control Network (PARACON) meeting" (more information)