DIRECTORATE: VETERINARY SERVICES
STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE
MANUALS:
Rabies Control:
Planning of an
Awareness Campaign
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL
DEVELOPMENT
DIRECTORATE VETERINARY SERVICES
PROCEDURES MANUAL: PLANNING A RABIES
AWARENESS CAMPAIGN
DOCUMENT NO:
Rabies
Aware 01
Camp
ISSUE NO:
01 Mar 14
APPROVED BY:
EFFECTIVE DATE:
1st March 2014
NO OF PAGES
COMPILED BY:
Dr A. Grobler
Technical
Manager
Animal Health
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A. PURPOSE:
The purpose of this document is to describe how to arrange an effective Rabies Awareness
Vaccination Campaign, to ensure compliance with the Animal Diseases Act of 1984 (No 35 of
1984), by trying to establish an immune animal population during awareness vaccination
campaigns.
B. SCOPE:
All ongoing Rabies Awareness Campaigns in Gauteng Province and is directed to reach
as many pets (dogs and cats) and their owners, as possible.
C. QUALIFICATIONS, ADDITIONAL TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:
State Veterinarians and Chief Animal Health Technicians registered with the SAVC will
arrange Awareness Campaigns.
D. FACILITIES, EQUIPMENT AND STAKEHOLDERS:
Category
Roleplayers
Vaccination
requisites
equipment
and
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Requirements
NGO’s, Block Leaders and Ward Councilors in the
area (Names and contact numbers)
Schools in the area
Clinics in the area
Animal Welfare Organizations in area
Private Veterinarians in area
SAP/Community Police
Local Newspaper/s
Local Radio station/s
Cooler boxes with ice bricks
Rabies Vaccine
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Syringes
Needles
Detailed maps of the target area.
Mobile Unit
Printed advertising material-Pamphlets and posters
Banners
Vehicles with installed loudhailers
Tables
Chairs
Gazebos/tents
White Protective clothing
Rabies Certificates
Pens
Stamps
Digital pens and new digital pen forms
Clip boards
Carbon paper
First Aid Kit
Restraining equipment (Muzzles and dog catching
poles and leashes)
Awareness Equipment
Staff comfort provisions
Record keeping requirements
Public safety
Dog handling equipment
E. PROCEDURES:
1. Establish
the
type
of
campaign
you
want
to
have,
(street
to
street,
township/suburb/farm to farm) and your target area.
2. Arrange a meeting with the Ward Councilors of the area to look at maps together, they
can show you where all important public places are for possible venues, like schools,
clinics, sports parks, welfare organizations, private veterinarians, the SAP or
Community Police.
3. Decide on venues in the area together with the ward councilors. Ward Councilors will
also be able to arrange the venues for you, or at least give contact numbers for all
above mentioned public places.
4. Identify Primary Schools in the area as they are very good venues, make contact with
school Principals and ask for permission to use the school grounds for a campaign.
5. If schools are not available, contact clinics, police stations, sports parks est., and ask
for permission to use their premises for the campaign.
6. Print Pamphlets with campaign dates, venues and times.
7. Book Mobile unit.
8. Visit the schools in the area and distribute information on the disease, show the
Rabies DVD, and distribute pamphlets.
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9. Make use of Ward Councilors to help with dissemination of Campaign information,
also distribute pamphlets at churches, shops est.
10. Use local newspapers to place pamphlet and local radio stations to spread
information. Start with this at least two weeks before the planned campaign.
11. Arrange your teams for the campaign; appoint team leaders who will be responsible
for equipment and vaccine. How many officials per team?
12. Make sure enough vaccine, needles and vaccination certificates are available.
13. Place posters at shops, schools and public places on the Friday before the campaign
starts.
14. During the campaign two officials can drive around and announce the campaign over
the public address system which is installed in each vehicle.
15. One official must be responsible to place posters every afternoon for the next two days
venues.
16. One official must be responsible to go to all schools in the target area every afternoon
and hand out pamphlets to all learners for the next day’s venues.
17. Two to three officials at each vaccination point to vaccinate.
18. Team leaders will report back on a daily basis to the campaign coordinator (CAHT).
19. Record all the details of the campaign on the Rabies Vaccination Campaign
Information Sheet
F. FEEDBACK AND CORRECTIVE ACTION PROCEDURES:
Feedback is given on Daily activity reports and monthly reports on vaccination figures.
Vaccination certificates serve as proof of vaccination.
H.
DOCUMENTS TO BE USED:

Pamphlets

Newspaper articles

Vaccination certificates

Reports

Daily activity reports

Campaign Information Sheet
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I.
RECORDS AND DOCUMENT ROUTES:

Vaccination certificates

Daily activity reports of officials

Monthly, quarterly and annual reports by State Veterinarian and Champion reports by
Champion.
J.
DISTRIBUTION LIST:
Official
Team leader
State Veterinarian
Rabies Champion
DD Animal Health Advisory and Support Services
Director Animal Health Advisory and Support Services.
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