GARC supported Dziko Dog Project with the Vaccination and Sterilization Tracker (VST) tool on the GARC App.
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.
According to the United Against Rabies (UAR) Rabies Roadmap, a SARE score of 1.5 out of 5 signifies the following: "Dog-mediated rabies is endemic. The country is in the process of building an evidence-base in support of the development and implementation of rabies elimination initiatives at the national-level."
View past SARE assessments
2018: SARE assessment undertaken at an ARACON workshop
Sri Lanka SARE Assessment ARACON 2018.xlsm
2019: In-country SARE assessment
Sri Lanka In-country assessment 2019 V4.xlsm
Epidemiological Data
This country is not currently using the Rabies Epidemiological Bulletin.
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In-country Capacity Building
November 2023
Southern province
October 2023
Southern province
GARC recognized WeCare Worldwide as a Rabies Center of Excellence as part of the CAR initiative.
August 2023
Sri Lanka
GARC launched the Communities Against Rabies(CAR) initiative in Sri Lank, South Africa and Nepal.
June 2019
Colombo
GARC facilitated a national-level SARE workshop. During the SARE workshop - attended by medical and veterinary personnel from the Health Ministry, Public Health Inspectors, laboratory diagnosticians, bite center medical officers, academia and animal welfare volunteers - the
government assessed their progress towards rabies elimination and generated their rabies elimination workplan.
March 2018
Bangkok, Thailand
Network / Workshop participation:
Attended the inaugural Asian Rabies Control Network (ARACON) meeting (more information)