Manila, January 22, 2014. Rabies experts from the public health and veterinary sectors of 7 Asian countries, from the Global Alliance for Rabies Control (GARC), and the regional offices of the WHO (World Health Organization) and OIE (World Organization for Animal Health) gathered for 3 days in Manila for the tenth annual meeting of the Asian Rabies Expert Bureau (AREB).
A look back at World Rabies Day 2013, some of the events that took place and the extraordinary dedication and commitment of the global rabies community
• 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
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.