Driving progress towards rabies elimination: New WHO recommendations on human rabies immunization and results of Gavi’s learning agenda on rabies and 2nd international meeting of the Pan-African Rabies Control Network (‎PARACON)‎

Overview

The objectives of the meeting are as follows:

• Disseminate new WHO recommendations on human rabies immunization and rabies control tools.
• Discuss results of the GAVI Learning Agenda on rabies and progress made on rabies control programmes.
• Determine needs and next steps to reach “Zero-by-30” – the Global Strategic Plan to end human deaths from dog-transmitted rabies by 2030.

The expected outcomes of the meeting (progress, need, next steps for impact) are as follows:

• Country workplans and country and regional strategies to reach “zero-by-30” including coordination across different sectors (showcase learnings from GAVI projects).
• Replicate learnings to increase impact.
• Uptake of new WHO position on rabies immunization and next steps on implementation.
• Provide a clear pathway for reporting rabies data in countries and to WHO to measure progress and target action.
• Identify country needs, planning and support as well as the next steps to reach “Zero-by-30”.
• Build advocacy and support network between countries and in regions to support elimination of rabies.