Table 1.
Rabies prevention and control activities implemented as part of the Ilocos Norte Rabies project.
| Activities | Implemented by | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Establishment of Provincial Rabies Control Committee | PVO, PHO | ||||
| Intersectoral collaboration (universities, animal welfare organization, professional groups, and media) | PRCC | ||||
| Mobilize BRBVs | PVO | ||||
| Train BRBVs as vaccinators | PVO, GARC | ||||
| Mass dog vaccination | PVO, CVO, MAO, DA-BAI, OIE Vaccine Bank, GARC, UPCVM | ||||
| Dog registration | PVO, CVO, MAO | ||||
| Dog Population Survey | PVO, GARC, MAO, PDRRMO, HSI | ||||
| Human Rabies Case investigations | PHO | ||||
| Institutionalization of “One Health” response system | PVO, PHO, GARC | ||||
| Laboratory diagnosis training and biosafety | PVO, RITM, GARC | ||||
| Training on use of nets and humane handling of dogs | PVO, HSI, Cebu City DVMF, GARC | ||||
| Dog rabies case investigation training | DARFU I, PVO | ||||
| Rabies Speakers’ Bureau (to increase community participation and advocate for rabies control) | PVO, MMSU, MAO, MHO, GARC | ||||
| Integration of rabies in the grade school curriculum | PVO, PHO DepED, GARC | ||||
| Early Childhood Intervention Program in Pilot Day Care/Pre-School Centers | PVO, PSWD GARC, MMSU | ||||
| Provincial quiz bee on rabies | PVO, PHO, DepEd | ||||
| Information campaign to strengthen border control | PVO, PHO, DA-BAI, DOH, GARC | ||||
| Region I Rabies Summit (to disseminate achievements) | PVO, PHO, DA-BAI, DARFU I, CHD Region I, GARC | ||||
| Policy advocacy for local government executives | PRCC | ||||
| Media Awareness Workshop | GARC | ||||
| Awards for best local government rabies implementers | PRCC | ||||
| Community-based survey (including Knowledge, Attitudes and Practice) | GARC, PVO, MMSU |
Shaded sections indicate the years that the activities were completed.
Key to project partners: Cebu City DVMF, Cebu City Department of Veterinary Medicine and Fisheries; CHD Region I, Centre of Health for Development Region I; CVO, City Veterinary Office; DA-BAI, Department of Agriculture Bureau of Animal Industry; DARFU I, Department of Agriculture Regional Field Unit; DepED, Department of Education; GARC, Global Alliance for Rabies Control; HSI, Humane Society International; MAO, Municipal Agriculture Office; MHO, Municipal Health Office; MMSU, Mariano Marcos State University; OIE, World Organisation for Animal Health; PDRRMO, Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office; PHO, Provincial Health Office; PRCC, Provincial Rabies Control Committee; PSWD, Provincial Social Welfare Development; PVO, Provincial Veterinary Office; RITM, Research Institute for Tropical Medicine; UPCVM, University of the Philippines College of Veterinary Medicine; BRBV, Barangay Bantay Rabies sa Barangay Volunteers.