REDISSE IV ANGOLA - SUPPORT FOR RABIES VACCINATION
From January 15 to 16, 2024 in Luanda, a meeting of the
members of the Technical Commission against rabies was held, according to the integrated
"One Health" approach.
The aim of the meeting was to prepare the working documents for the meeting of the Interministerial Commission (National Contingency and Emergency Plan and Strategy against Rabies), as well as the technical instruments needed to implement a massive anti-rabies vaccination campaign for dogs and cats, with the aim of eliminating dog-transmitted rabies in humans by 2030.
Photo of meeting participants
The Regional Program for the Enhancement of Disease
Surveillance Systems (REDISSE IV-ANGOLA), based on the "One Health"
approach, aims to strengthen national and regional intersectoral capacities for
epidemiological disease surveillance and epidemic preparedness in the ECCAS
region, and to provide a rapid and effective response to crises and
emergencies. It is in this context that REDISSE IV-ANGOLA plans to support the
national animal rabies vaccination campaign, which will take place in the
country's eighteen (18) provinces.
In Angola, the Ministry of Health (MINSA), through the National Directorate of Public Health, has reported an average of 208.1 cases of rabies per year between 2010 and 2022, and 236 in 2023.
Photo of meeting participants
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MINAGRIF), through
the Institute of Veterinary Services (IVS), coordinates the technical committee
against rabies and integrates the control and prevention of animal diseases; in
particular priority zoonosis in the country, such as rabies, through the
implementation of sanitary measures.
Laissez un commentaire
Votre adresse de messagerie ne sera pas publiée. Les champs obligatoires sont indiqués avec *
