[Rabies prevention at Cap-Bon (Tunisia) from 1973 to 1977]

During the period 1973-1977, decentralization of our rabies preventive program has been carried out. Three times more people attended our clinics without affecting the quality of routine care in each centre. Decentralization of an activity in a Public Health District can be used as a way of integrating curative and preventive activities. Five criteria are defined for supervision of this activity by the district doctor in charge.