JAPOHR-Bulacan Meeting on Rabies suspect animal holding and observational facility (RHOF)

On the 19th November, Bulacan Provincial Veterinary Office and JAPOHR Project organized a meeting to discuss the "Rabies suspect animal holding and observational facility (RHOF)" in Max's Restaurant, Kapitolyo Branch.

JAPOHR project will provide and fund this facility to Bulacan provincial office.  

The aim of the provision of the facility is to tackle the existing problems in controlling rabies in the Philippines.
Problems
1. Many municipalities are not able to establish and maintain the dog impounding facilities
2. Too few rabies diagnostic facilities in the Philippines

New challenges of our project
1. Provincial district approach.
JAPOHR project will establish this facility to cover 6 municipalities (district level) organized by Province
2. Establish a remote diagnostic facility
The facility can be used as a remote diagnostic facility using our diagnostic kits.


In order to establish an ideal facility, we have to follow the national guideline and managements of other dog impounding facilities.

Therefore we invited DA-BAI (Dr. Daphne Jorca),
Dr. Ryan Manlapaz of San Fernando, Pampanga and Dr. Arvin Agapito of San Jose Del Monde, Bulacan.

Dr. Voltaire Basinang of the Provincial Veterinary Office is the Chairperson.
In this meeting, first  Dr. Nobuo Saito introduced the project and Mr. Koji Shimokawa discussed the plan and layout of the dog facility and the "dog transporter".  We had a useful discussion leading to the finalization of the design of the facility and the transportation vehicle.