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GARC joins effort to control rabies in Indonesia

• Global Alliance for Rabies Control (GARC) signs Memorandum of Agreement with Indonesia’s government • GARC’s first project will be the island of Nias, rabies-free until the disease claimed 26 lives in 2010 • Nias will become one of GARC’s CARE (Communities Against Rabies Exposure) demonstration sites

Veterinary students from around the world unite on World Rabies Day

The International Veterinary Students Association organized events through 12 of their country chapters for World Rabies Day 2013

And the winner of the RITA support award is…

Announcing the winner of the support award for travel and expenses to the RITA conference in Toronto next month

World Rabies Day: Rabies elimination could save the world $124 billion annually

New study finds rabies costs the world economy £124 billion every year yet global elimination of canine rabies could be achieved for as little as $6-$8 billion.

Rabies: understand it to defeat it

Our run down of events planned for the 7th annual World Rabies Day

GARC Communications Survey: what you said

Your feedback and comments on the newsletter and communications survey we carried out earlier this year

Alexander McCall Smith on why World Rabies Day is important

Alexander McCall Smith, internationally acclaimed author and our patron writes on the importance of getting involved in World Rabies Day

GARC Holds Rabies Diagnostic Laboratory Training in the Philippines

To strengthen laboratory capacity of rabies diagnosis, GARC held a laboratory training session in Muntinlupa City, Philippines.

Cainta, Philippines boosts its efforts to achieve a rabies-free community

The Municipality of Cainta's implements a rabies control program

GARC supports major rabies elimination campaign in South East Asia

• Rabies elimination projects under way in four areas across the Philippines • Vaccination of dogs up from 20 to 60% in Sorsogon and Ilocos Norte • Training of provincial veterinary laboratory staff for more cost-effective diagnosis of rabies in Ilocos Norte and Sorsogon • Over 100,000 children will receive targeted education to prevent dog bites