GARC supported Cluny Animal Trust with the Vaccination and Sterilization Tracker (VST), Education Initiative Tracker (EIT) and Rabies Case Surveillance (RCS) tools on the GARC App.
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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GARC Education Platform
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In-country Capacity Building


GARC recognized Hoedpsruit Animal Outreach (HALO) as a Rabies Center of Excellence as part of the CAR initiative.

GARC recognized Community Veterinary Services - Southern Africa ( CVS-SA) as a Rabies Center of Excellence as part of the CAR initiative.

GARC recognized Optima-CVC as a Rabies Center of Excellence as part of the CAR initiative.

GARC recognized Animal Relief for Rural Communities (ARRC) as a Rabies Center of Excellence as part of the CAR initiative.

GARC launched the Communities Against Rabies (CAR) initiative in South Africa, Sri Lank and Nepal.

GARC attended the Rabies Advisory Group (RAG) meetings throughout the year

GARC supported Optima-CVC in the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan and surrounding areas with multiple rabies surveillance tools on the GARC App.

GARC attended the Rabies Advisory Group (RAG) meetings throughout the year

GARC attended the 2021 Rabies Advisory Group (RAG) meeting

GARC attended the 2019 Rabies Advisory Group (RAG) meeting

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)

GARC attended the 2018 Rabies Advisory Group (RAG) meeting

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

GARC attended the 2017 Rabies Advisory Group (RAG) meeting

GARC provided diagnostic reagents and training for the direct, rapid immunohistochemical test (DRIT). The training and diagnostic reagents enabled laboratory staff at the Allerton Provincial Veterinary Laboratory to implement confirmatory rabies diagnosis and decentralised diagnosis at the regional veterinary laboratory in the town of "Vryheid".

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