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Veterinarian trainers integrate rabies awareness into community engagement studies in South Africa

The University of Pretoria (UP) Onderstepoort Veterinary Faculty has integrated the Rabies Educator Certificate (REC) into their veterinarian-training coursework this year. This online rabies-awareness resource was included in the veterinary school’s community-engagement module, part of which focuses on rabies education.

The Animal Handling and Vaccination Certificate

The GARC Education Platform is proud to announce the launch of its first profession-specific course - the Animal Handling and Vaccination Certificate (AVC).

One Health workshop on rabies in Haiti

Haitian and international partners attended a One Health workshop on the control and prevention of rabies in Haiti from the 14-16th of September 2015. The proceedings included a comprehensive symposium on the current Haitian rabies situation, updates to the national control strategy for the elimination of rabies, and the training of 47 participants in the Rabies Educator Certificate (REC) course.

GARC’s REC supports Applied Epidemiological Training program in Cambodia

Twelve Khmer-speaking participants worked through GARC’s Rabies Educator Certificate, guided by Mei Castor from the CDC office as part of an Applied Epidemiological Training Plus Rabies Workshop.

The Rabies Educator Certificate takes off

The Rabies Educator Certificate was developed as a free online course to effectively disseminate accurate, life-saving information regarding rabies to at-risk communities throughout the world. In order to make the REC more accessible, French and Spanish versions of the online course have also been officially launched.