Network / Workshop participation:
Attended the inaugural Asian Rabies Control Network (ARACON) meeting (more information)
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.
View Indonesia's National Rabies Elimination Strategy
This country is not currently using the Rabies Epidemiological Bulletin.
Network / Workshop participation:
Attended the inaugural Asian Rabies Control Network (ARACON) meeting (more information)
GARC facilitated the training of 40 medical and veterinary personnel on Integrated Bite Case Management (IBCM) and its routine implementation.
GARC facilitated a refresher training course for dog vaccinators in support of ongoing mass dog vaccination campaigns.
GARC facilitated a training on animal sample collection, handling, storage and transport in order to support routine rabies diagnosis.
GARC facilitated the training of 218 volunteer dog vaccinators in support of ongoing mass dog vaccination campaigns.
Animal health personnel from different districts of Nias Island were trained as trainers for humane dog catching, handling and vaccinating. Held in collaboration with FAO Indonesia.