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World Rabies Day events raise global awareness of rabies prevention efforts
To support its goal of “Rabies: Zero by 30”, GARC called on governments, organisations and individuals to hold events for World Rabies Day 2017; This resulted in 229 events being held in 56 countries.
World Rabies Day social media campaigns captured a global audience
On World Rabies Day, GARC reached 70,000 people through Facebook and Twitter, and throughout the month of September alone, over 150,000 people viewed our social media content.
Starting them young: GARC and Knowledge Channel partner for rabies education
Knowledge Channel Foundation, Inc. (KCFI) and GARC have teamed up in the Philippines to develop educational videos, e-learning modules, and teaching guides as part of their ongoing work to educate children about rabies.
Ilocos Norte awarded as top-performing LGU in rabies elimination
In recognition for their continuous rabies elimination efforts, the province of Ilocos Norte was awarded as one of the top-performing local government units (LGU) during the 2017 National Rabies Summit. They were presented with the award as part of the World Rabies Day celebration in the Philippines on September 28.
New features and expert opinions for The Rabies Epidemiological Bulletin to expand the tool’s reporting capacity
Terence Scott, a GARC team member, recently attended the DHIS2 Experts Academy held in Oslo, Norway from 14-18 August 2017 to present a poster on the unique use of the DHIS2 system for rabies surveillance.
GARC by the numbers
GARC's annual report for 2016 presents key statistics to give you a snapshot of the breadth of activities that we were involved in over the year.
Press release: One Health heroes celebrated with World Rabies Day Awards
The World Rabies Day Awards celebrate unsung heroes who keep their communities safe from rabies. On the occasion of One Health Day, GARC and MSD Animal Health are honoured to announce this year’s award recipients from across the world.
Open science helping to eradicate rabies by 2030
A Frontiers research topic on the control and elimination of dog-mediated human rabies provides a vital overview of the challenges but also the opportunities to eradicate this deadly disease by 2030.
GARC’s Final Portuguese and Spanish Newsletters
It is with sadness that we announce that the September 2017 issue is the last issue of the GARC newsletter that will be translated into Portuguese and Spanish.