Initiatives and progress so far in the implementation of The Global Strategic Plan to end human deaths from

dog-mediated rabies by 2030

Dr Rachel TidmanGlobal Rabies Coordinator, OIE

on behalf of the Tripartite (FAO, OIE, WHO)

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UNITED

AGAINST

RABIES

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Change the status quo, and create a unified coalition for success

Leverage the unique position of the 4 partner organisations and put countries at the centre

Establish global goals & objectives and an operational plan how we get there, outlines our value proposition

Aims at engaging with our stakeholders to define what success looks like

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ZERO BY30The Global Strategic Plan toend human deaths from

dog-mediatedrabiesby 2030

Reduce human

rabies risk

Provide guidance

and data

Harness multi-

stakeholder

engagement

First Annual Progress Report ‘Zero by 30’➢ Highlights progress made since the launch of ‘Zero by

30’ (06/2018)

➢ Reports on selected indicators per objective

➢ Concrete examples of successful implementation in countries

➢ Compiled by the 4 organizations (mainly Headquarters level)

https://www.who.int/publications-detail/WHO-CDS-NTD-NZD-2019.04

Highlights of progress

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Objective 1:

• Gavi’s portfolio to include human rabies vaccine for eligible countries.

• increased access to dog rabies vaccines, 2 million doses of rabies vaccines (OIE vaccine bank) to 13 countries

• training on medical care for state of the art human rabies prevention in 79% of countries with human rabies cases

• enhanced rabies awareness in several countries and regions worldwide, beyond WRD.

Objective 2.1:

• updated 6 global rabies standards to reflect best practice, with a One Health approach

• regional and national rabies-specific workshops in more than 60 countries reviewed progress of rabies elimination and country workplans

• development of an assessment matrix for operational tools used for rabies prevention (public domain)

Highlights continued…

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Objective 2.2:

✓ capacity-building to improve laboratory diagnosis of rabies in >50 countries

✓ Improve data reporting & collection for better decision making and first steps for linking global databases

Objective 3:

✓ Creation of UAR Forum to galvanise sustained effort, political will, and additional resources

✓ increased commitment to “Zero by 30”, rabies listed as a top priority in the tripartite MoU of 2018

✓ 3 joint UAR press-releases and additional joint communications

Proficiency testing

MoH & MoA Tunisia committed to Zero by 2030

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▪ An inclusive forum of stakeholders from a range of sectors

▪ Common vision for rabies elimination

▪ Establish topic specific Working Groups

▪ Support the implementation of ‘Zero by Thirty’

Next steps, 2020 and beyond:

UAR Forum

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