Programme

Day 1 (30 September 2024)

Time Session
07:00
08:00
Registration & Networking Breakfast
08:50
09:00
Arrival of VIP & Guest of Honour at Conference Hall
09:00
09:10
Welcoming Remarks by Organising Chairperson
YBhg. Datu Dr. Adrian Susin Speaker Department of Veterinary Services Sarawak, Malaysia
09:10
09:20
Welcoming Address
The Honourable Dato Sri Dr. Stephen Rundi Utom Speaker Minister of Food Industry, Commodity and Regional Development Sarawak
09:20
10:20
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Together Against Rabies: Protecting Animals, Enforcing Laws, Engaging Communities

The Right Honourable

Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri (Dr) Abang Haji Abdul Rahman Zohari Bin Tun Datuk Abang Haji Openg
Premier of Sarawak

  • Official Launch of Rabies in Borneo (RIB 2024)
  • MoU Exchange Ceremony
    - Department of Veterinary Services Sarawak x Sarawak Infectious Disease Centre
    - Department of Veterinary Services Sarawak x Place Borneo Sdn Bhd
10:20
11:20
Exhibition Walkabout / Press Conference
10:30
11:00
PLENARY 1
Delivery of the Tripartite Commitment to Eliminate Rabies by 2030: GARC Experience
Dr. Terence Peter Scott Speaker Director of Programmes of Global Alliance for Rabies Control (GARC), United States of America
11:00
11:30
PLENARY 2
ASEAN Rabies Elimination Strategies
Dr. Pebi Purwo Suseno Speaker Senior Veterinary Officer of Ministry of Agriculture, Indonesia
11:30
12:30
FORUM 1
Community Engagement
Dr. Terence Peter Scott Panelist Director of Programmes of Global Alliance for Rabies Control (GARC), United States of America
Dr. Melanie Pescadilla Panelist City Veterinarian of Bais City Veterinary Office, The Philippines
Dr. Wilaiwan Petsophonsakul Panelist Founder of Lanna Dog Welfare, C/C Laboratory for Rabies Vaccine Evaluation of Chiang Mai University, Thailand
Kinsi Anak Bilu Panelist Assistant Director of Sarawak Security and Enforcement Unit, Malaysia
Datin Dona Drury Wee Moderator President of Sarawak Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Malaysia
12:30
13:30
Lunch
13:30
13:35
Energiser
13:35
14:05
PLENARY 3
Joint Rabies Enforcement Operation
Dr. Ho Ai Chia Speaker Public Health Physician of Sarawak State Health Department, Malaysia
14:05
15:05
SYMPOSIUM 1
Multisectoral Management in Rabies Elimination
Dr. Johnny Pangkas Moderator Kuching Divisional Health Officer of Kuching Division Health Office Sarawak, Malaysia
  • Department of Veterinary Services Roles in Rabies Management
    Dr. Shaharul Akmar Bin Talib Speaker Director of Department of Veterinary Services Kedah, Malaysia
  • Ministry of Health Roles in Rabies Management
    Dr. Ho Ai Chia Speaker Public Health Physician of Sarawak State Health Department, Malaysia
  • Trap, Neuter, Release/Rehome (TNR) collaboration between the City Council of Penang Island (MBPP) and Independent Aid for the Protection and Welfare of Animals (IAPWA).
    Dr. Chin Wee Loon Speaker Deputy Director of Environmental Health Department Penang Island City Council, Malaysia
15:05
15:35
PLENARY 4
Using Dog Bite Surveillance for Targeted Removal of Free-roaming Animals in Sibu
Dr. Teh Joo Hun Speaker Sibu Divisional Health Officer of Sibu Division Health Office Sarawak, Malaysia
15:35
16:05
PLENARY 5
Oral Rabies Vaccine
Dr. Gowri Yale Speaker Rabies Programme and Technical Manager of Ceva Sante’ Animale Liborne, France
16:05
16:10
Energiser
16:10
16:40
PLENARY 6
Collaborative Partnership to STOP Rabies in Sarawak
Dr. Nur Indah Ahmad Speaker Senior Lecturer of Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia
16:40
17:40
FORUM 2
Rabies Wildlife Surveillance
Dr. Sandy Ling Choo Panelist Veterinarian of Sarawak Forestry Corporation, Malaysia
Dr. Wendi Prameswari Panelist Senior Programme Officer of One Health & Welfare, IAR Indonesian Foundation, Indonesia
Dr. Reuben Sunil Kumar Sharma Panelist Senior Lecturer of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Putra Malaysia
Dr. Chuo Hock Tieng Moderator Head of Regulatory of the Department of Veterinary Services Sarawak, Malaysia
17:40
17:45
Concluding Remarks by Deputy Organising Chairperson
Dr. Nicholas Jenek Speaker Deputy Director of Department of Veterinary Services Sarawak, Malaysia
17:45
18:00
Evening Tea Break
18:30
22:30
RIB 2024 Welcoming Dinner
*Please refer to the dinner programme

*Subject to Changes