Dear members,
You are welcome to join the FAO/OIE/WHO Tripartite in the SARRC region for the upcoming rabies webinar from 18-20 May 2020.
More information:
https://rr-asia.oie.int/en/events/saarc-rabies-webinar/
Looking forward to seeing you there
Regards
Katinka de Balogh
Senior Animal Health and Production Officer
Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
39 Phra Atit Road, Phranakon
Bangkok 10200 THAILAND
Tel: +66-26974326
Mob. +66-614123524

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SAARC Rabies Webinar
“Updates and progress in the SAARC region towards elimination of dog-mediated human rabies by 2030”
18-20 May 2020, Zoom meeting
Day 1. Monday 18 May 2020; 4PM – 5:30 PM, Tokyo time
Theme: Organizing a mass dog vaccination (MDV) campaign including use of oral rabies vaccines (ORV)
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Presentation |
Speaker |
Time |
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Introduction |
OIE RRAP |
5 min |
|
Welcome remarks and outline of the webinar series |
OIE Regional representative |
5 min |
|
Successful organisation of MDV campaign – critical issues to consider including logistics and costs |
Andy Gibson, Mission Rabies |
15 min |
|
Experiences of using oral rabies vaccines (ORV) in Thailand |
Karoon Chanachai, DLD Thailand
|
10 min |
|
How to do planning/costing for annual mass dog vaccination using an Excel-based tool? |
Ryan Wallace, CDC |
10 min |
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What does it take to organize sustained MDV in countries – the Bangladesh experience? |
|
15 min |
|
Discussion/Q&A |
Moderator: OIE RRAP |
30 min |
Day 2. Tuesday 19 May 2020; 4PM – 5:30 PM, Tokyo time
Theme: Multisectoral Coordination Mechanism (MCM) in responding to rabies elimination
|
Presentation |
Speaker |
Time |
|
Welcome and brief recap from Webinar 1 |
WHO SEARO |
5 min |
|
Leading from the front, globally – the UAR initiatives |
Bernadette Abela Ridder, WHO representing the UAR
|
15 min |
|
Experiences from Africa including how cross-border issues are being tackled |
Dr Tenzin, Programme Officer, OIE SRR-SA, Botswana |
15 min |
|
SAARC country updates on the rabies situation, key progress and challenges since July 2019 |
Pasang Tshering
Consultant, OIE RRAP, Tokyo |
15 min |
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How Bhutan is using MCM to mount rapid response (s) to outbreaks/cases of rabies in animals |
Bhutan |
15 min |
|
Q&A |
Moderator: WHO SEARO |
30 min |
Day 3. Wednesday 20 May 2020; 4PM – 5:30 PM, Tokyo time
Theme: Developing a National Strategic Plan (NSP) for elimination of dog-mediated human rabies – the foundation for rabies control and elimination
|
Presentation |
Speaker |
Time |
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Welcome and brief recap from Webinar 2 |
FAO RAP |
5 min |
|
Experiences in using the SARE-PWARE outputs in identifying key activities for developing an NSP
|
GARC |
10 min |
|
Developing an outline for a rabies NSP/OIE endorsement of official control program |
OIE HQ on behalf of tripartite
|
10 min |
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Using the outputs of IHR-PVS NBWs, PVS evaluation and JEE mission reports for rabies control and elimination
|
Maud Carron + Katinka de Balogh
|
10 min |
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How can SAARC countries benefit from the proposed OIE Reference Laboratory on Rabies in India? |
Dr Shrikrishna Isloor, KVAFSU, Bengaluru |
10 min |
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Experiences in developing an NSP for rabies elimination – challenges and opportunities |
India |
10 min |
|
Q&A including discussion on lessons learnt and way forward |
Moderator: FAO RAP |
30 min |
|
Closing remarks |
Regional tripartite |
5 min |
How to join
We will use Zoom for the webinar. Please note that it is recommended to have Zoom installed on your computer or smart phone to access the webinar. Please download and create your account at
https://zoom.us/download
However, if you are unable to install the Zoom client on your computer or the Zoom app on your mobile device, you can still join the webinar through the web browser. However, the web client has limited features and functions best on Google
Chrome. Participants joining through the web client will need to be signed into a Zoom account.
To participate in the webinar, all participants should register at
https://oie.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcodumsrDkoGdNTcG-Xsmyl6y0SE6DaOFV5
Once you register for the meeting, you will receive an email giving access to join the zoom meeting. You should click on the link to the meeting given in the email on the day of the webinar. Please join
at least few minutes earlier than scheduled time of the meeting. All registered participants will be provided with a certificate of attendance.
The webinar will also be recorded and made available on the OIE Asia Pacific website:
We will send reminders about the webinar ONE week and ONE day before the webinar date.
Do not hesitate to forward this message to your colleagues and partners working in government, academia, research institutes, NGOs, and private sector working on rabies in your country.
For further information about this webinar please contact at
OIE: Dr Kinzang Dukpa ([log in to unmask]) with copies to
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FAO: Dr Katinka de Balogh ([log in to unmask]
WHO: Dr Gyanendra Gongal ([log in to unmask])