GARC staff provided a virtual training session on the Rabies Vaccination Tracker (RVT) tool using the GARC App for professionals working for "VSF-Netherlands" in Northern Malawi.
Rabies Elimination Progress
Latest SARE score:
1.5 (2019)
In-country SARE assessment done:
Yes
(2019)
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
2019: In-country SARE assessment
Malawi In-country assessment 2019.xlsm
2018: SARE assessment at a PARACON meeting
Malawi SARE assessment_PARACON 2018.xlsm
2017: SARE assessment at a PARACON meeting
Malawi SARE assessment_PARACON 2017.xlsm
2015: SARE assessment at a PARACON meeting
Epidemiological Data
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In-country Capacity Building
January 2022
Northern Malawi
August 2021
National
GARC facilitated a Rabies Epidemiological Bulletin (REB), Level 1, training for key stakeholders in Malawi's animal and public health sectors. At the end of the training, 8 stakeholders had graduated from the program after demonstrating their proficiency in the use of the REB as a One Health rabies surveillance platform.
November 2019
Lilongwe
GARC personnel provided in-person training on the Community-Based Rabies Surveillance (CBRS) tool as part of the Rabies Epidemiological Bulletin. The team tested the system that had been customized for Malawi and trained staff on data entry.
November 2019
Lilongwe
An in-country SARE workshop was held for the first time in Lilongwe, Malawi and was hosted and driven by government representatives. With enthusiastic participation from all representatives, including the Director of the Department of Animal Husbandry and Livestock Development, Malawi was determined to be at stage 1.5 in the SARE.
May 2019
Lilongwe
The Lilongwe Society for the Protection and Care of Animals (LSPCA) purchased 6 GARC Data Loggers to facilitate the tracking of their mass dog vaccinations in Lilongwe city. The GARC team provided virtual training and protocols on the use of the GDLs and the implementation into the Rabies Epidemiological Bulletin.
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)
September 2017
South Africa
Network / Workshop participation:
Attended the "2nd 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)