Partner event

Workshop on enhancing progress towards rabies elimination ‘Zero by 30’ in the SAARC region

June 26-28, 2019 - Kathmandu (Nepal)

Summary

The SAARC rabies workshop, jointly organized by the Tripartite (FAO-OIE-WHO) and Global Alliance for Rabies Control (GARC) in partnership with the SAARC Secretariat and World Animal Protection, was attended by over 72 participants including representatives of animal health, human health, and wildlife/municipal from the seven rabies endemic SAARC Member States (MSs), experts/resource persons from the region, partners/observers and organisers (Tripartite plus partners). The objectives of the workshop were to map the ground situation regarding rabies prevention and control, particularly in relation to the dog-mediated human rabies elimination in the SAARC MSs; share the tools, frame works, standards and guidelines; develop country and regional roadmaps to achieve the global elimination goals of “zero-by-30” by identifying gaps and support required for the implementation of the roadmaps.

The Tripartite and partners made presentations on updates on global strategic plan, standards, guidelines, activities, and the PAHO’s success in using regional approach for rabies control. This is the second Tripartite rabies workshop for SAARC following the first one conducted in Sri Lanka in 2015 organised by OIE and WHO with support from FAO and GARC.

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