Pilot Testing on Rabies Online Course Underway

In countries where rabies cases are high, limited knowledge on how to prevent rabies is a contributing factor. Misconceptions and wrong messages on rabies prevention put people at risk and most victims are children 15 years old and younger.

The Global Alliance for Rabies Control (GARC) with support from Crucell is currently developing the Rabies Educator Certificate (REC) Program to help address the knowledge gap.

REC is an online course with modules on understanding rabies virus and how it spreads, and is prevented. It also has a module on communicating rabies information in the communities and instructional resources on community activities.

The free online course will be open to individuals who are interested to learn about rabies.

Primarily, it aims to inform current and potential community educators who may be teachers, social workers, local human and animal health workers, or students.

The course aims for people to understand the threat of rabies and take steps to protect themselves, their family and their community.

The course is being piloted in selected countries in Asia and Africa before being launched and made available publicly.