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PARACON 2023: enabling governments to eliminate rabies with the help of data.
The latest Pan-African Rabies Control Network (PARACON) workshop, jointly organized by GARC and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) took place in Ghana in March. Read more about the workshop activities below!
GARC’s networks lead the way for all One Health networks.
A recent scientific publication has shown that GARC’s regional rabies control networks set the example for all One Health networks globally – including those beyond rabies. Read how our networks focus on all the essential aspects of One Health, including sustainability and are both country-centric and inclusive.
Protecting 4 billion people against rabies through strengthened regional collaboration: The 1st ARACON meeting
In Asia, more than 4 billion people continue to be at risk of rabies. Of the estimated 59,000 human rabies deaths every year, the majority (59.6%) occur in Asia. As an expansion of GARC’s regional rabies networks, the 1st Asian Rabies Control Network (ARACON) Meeting was held in Bangkok, Thailand from 13-14th March 2018.
1st Meeting of the Regional Rabies Focal persons in East Africa
The Panel of Rabies Program Directors of the Americas (REDIPRA) has proven very successful in moving forward rabies control and elimination activities across Latin America. Based on this success, the idea was conceived to develop similar structures for various sub-regions in Africa.
Pan-African Rabies Control Network (PARACON) 1st regional Workshop
The first regional PARACON workshop was held in Grand Bassam, Cote d’Ivoire from 29-30 June 2016 and introduced the delegates to several new tools to support their rabies control efforts.
Inaugural Pan-African Rabies Control Network (PARACON) meeting
The first PARACON meeting took place in Gauteng, South Africa in 9-11 June 2015. The meeting was executed in the form of an intensive, 3-day workshop, and delegates from 33 African countries attended as official representatives for their countries.A workshop on Rabies Elimination for ASEAN countries
On February 25-26, 2015 in Bangkok, Thailand, GARC hosted the 1st Asia Regional Workshop on Rabies Elimination. The meeting was the first in a series that are supported by the UBS Optimus Foundation and will contribute to the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) efforts towards their goal of rabies elimination from the region by 2020.Launch of new rabies course at Asian rabies expert meeting
GARC announces launch of free online Rabies Educator Certificate at the gathering of regional rabies experts in Bangkok