• 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.
• 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