Newsletter Issue 81
December, 2023
Welcome to the December issue of the GARC newsletter. This is our final newsletter of the year! We take a look back at 2023 with our Executive Director, review the record-breaking World Rabies Day, and also continue to provide new updates on the work that we are doing around the world. Don't wait, read more below!
GARC News Articles
Year in Review 2023
Hear from our Executive Director, Prof Louis Nel, as we look back at 2023 and highlight the key activities that GARC undertook to help drive rabies elimination efforts globally.
Breaking Records: World Rabies Day 2023 Marks the Best Year Yet
World Rabies Day 2023 has been the most impactful one to date. With a record-breaking 359 events held worldwide, 62 nominations for the prestigious awards spanning 25 different countries, and a unifying theme of “Rabies: All for 1, One Health for All," this year's observance of World Rabies Day transcended all expectations.
Highlighting the benefits of collars given to vaccinated dogs in Zanzibar.
There are many challenges and reasons why people may not bring their dogs for rabies vaccination. GARC and its partners have found that using dog collars offered a solution to many of these challenges in Zanzibar with our latest scientific study. Read more inside.
Surveillance tools that suit your needs: Latest updates to the GARC app and tools
As we continue to roll out the suite of surveillance tools that we offer as part of the Rabies Epidemiological Bulletin with the GARC app, we continue to engage and better understand the needs of the stakeholders using these tools. With these insights, GARC has made several new updates to the GARC App and the different tools to better suit your needs.