Working to eliminate human deaths from dog rabies by 2030
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Health workers become certified rabies educators and reach more communities, despite lockdown.
With travel restrictions in place, health workers at the Batangas Medical Center in the Philippines were unable to continue their community education and awareness initiatives. But, after completing the Rabies Educator Certificate from GARC, the staff used the GARC Education platform and resources to educate communities and ensure that more people knew how to prevent rabies.
Building community trust, fostering responsible dog owners, and vaccinating against rabies in Namibia’s poorest communities.
By building trust in their community, the Have-a-Heart Foundation has helped to build better relationships between owners and their dogs in some of the poorest communities in Namibia. Owners willingly bring their animals for rabies vaccination and sterilization, while the children are educated about rabies and bite prevention, all using some of GARC’s education resources.
Online Storytelling reaches 80,000 children on World Rabies Day 2020
Using an online streaming event for their World Rabies Day celebrations, storyteller Michelle Agas read the newest story from the Global Alliance for Rabies Control (GARC) called “Kakabakaba sa Bakuna” (I’m Afraid of Vaccination), which reached more than 80,000 children in the Philippines. The story teaches children about the importance of vaccination against rabies, making their vaccinated pets into superheroes.
A sad reminder from Nigeria: putting rabies education into perspective
After witnessing the tragic deaths of two children from rabies, Dr Akanbi - a Nigerian veterinarian - used the Global Alliance for Rabies Control (GARC) Education Platform courses and education resources to help her drive rabies elimination efforts in Nigeria by educating children and raising awareness.
Rabies Saviors Appeal: A huge thank you to our supporters!
We would like to thank all of the supporters of GARC’s "Rabies Saviors" appeal. With your support, we donated personal protective equipment to health centers and the veterinary office of Muntinlupa City, ensuring that health workers are able to continue to provide treatment to bite victims and people who may have been exposed to rabies. Thank you!
GARC thanks the communities and stakeholders from around the world for supporting World Rabies Day 2020
The Global Alliance for Rabies Control (GARC) thanks the communities and stakeholders from around the world for supporting World Rabies Day 2020.
The Next Generation of Rabies Champions – World Rabies Day 2020
Global Alliance for Rabies Control and the International Veterinary Student Association have formed a partnership to work towards molding the next generation of veterinary professionals to become rabies champions at a local, national and international level.
Coping with COVID-19 need not derail progress against rabies
A media publication in The Conversation about how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted rabies elimination efforts. However, the work of the Global Alliance for Rabies Control (GARC) continues on, through the development of new and innovative ways to eliminate rabies, even when attention is focused elsewhere.
The big countdown!
There is less than a month to go before that major day for raising awareness against the world’s deadliest Neglected Tropical Disease (NTD) - rabies. World Rabies Day (September 28th) is nearing and while COVID-19 still seems like the Big Bad Wolf scaring everyone, rabies continues to be the wicked Cruella de Vil consistently lurking in the background.