Philippines

GARC attended national rabies program review meetings in Puerto Princesa City to discuss the status of rabies, issues and concerns in the implementation of the rabies program, and recommendations to address those issues.

GARC supported Dumaguete Animal Sanctuary with the Vaccination and Sterilization Tracker (VST) tool on the GARC App.

GARC and the Quezon City Veterinary Office signed an MOU to signify partnership and collaboration between the two organizations. The signing was held during the City's month-long Rabies Awareness Month celebration, which included free rabies vaccines, microchipping, spay/neuter services, and animal consultations.

GARC-Boehringer Ingelheim Asia vaccination and GARC Surveillance tools implementation workshop:

A training workshop on the implementation of the Rabies Vaccination Tracker (RVT) tool as well as on "how to plan a vaccination campaign" was undertaken with Boehringer Ingelheim country staff.

GARC together with Oita University, with support from WHO, developed the Rapid Response Toolkit for Rabies in response to a request from the Philippines Department of Health. The toolkit is a compilation of local and international guidelines related to an effective rabies response. These guidelines address the responsibilities of all personnel involved in rabies response helping them to effectively undertake their daily activities in the scope of rabies control. 

GARC shared Information, Education and Communication (IEC) materials with the National Rabies Prevention and Control Committee for their use and dissemination during the Rabies Awareness Month. These materials included animated videos about dog vaccination, activity books for children focusing on responsible pet ownership, and posters with messages about rabies prevention. Our educational resources can be found here.

GARC assisted in the development of the program and workshop facilitation for the creation of the 2020-2030 National Rabies Elimination Plan. The workshop was attended by representatives from the different agencies of the National Rabies Prevention and Control Committee as well as Regional Rabies Coordinators from the health and agriculture sector. 

GARC facilitated the training of barangay health workers, barangay rabies coordinators (village animal health volunteers), medical and veterinary personnel on early warning and rapid response through the Community Based Rabies Surveillance system.

GARC facilitated the training of teachers, school heads and school health personnel from all the school divisions of the country as certified rabies educators using the GARC Education Platform materials.

Network / Workshop participation:

Attended the inaugural Asian Rabies Control Network (ARACON) meeting (more information)

GARC facilitated the training of 148 health teachers, school nurses, Brigada Eskwela coordinators as certified rabies educators using the GARC Education Platform materials.

GARC facilitated the training of 80 Barangay Health Workers as certified rabies educators using the GARC Education Platform materials.

GARC facilitated the training of 70 Barangay Health Workers as dog vaccinators. 

GARC facilitated the training of 16 professors and staff from the University of the Philippines, Los Banos College Of Veterinary Medicine, as certified rabies educators using the GARC Educator Platform materials.

GARC assisted in training the speakers Bureau (a collection of volunteer teachers) on rabies, its causes and prevention.

GARC facilitated the training of 95  nurses and doctors from Animal Bite Treatment Centers in the Southern Luzon Region as certified rabies educators using the GARC Education Platform materials. 

As part of the Early Childhood Intervention program of the CARE project, 23 daycare teachers were trained on rabies, responsible pet ownership, animal bite management, rabies communication to the community trough the use of the GARC Education Platform materials.