What is AIRO
AIRO is a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) which was founded in 2019 with one aim, eliminate dog bite transmitted rabies from India through a research driven One Health approach.
Over 99% of human rabies cases are caused by an infected dog bite. Once symptoms of the disease develop, it is almost always fatal.
Every year, millions of healthy dogs are inhumanely killed for fear of this deadly disease. However, this doesn't halt the spread of rabies, which causes the deaths of around 59,000 people a year – the majority of which are children under 15.
AIRO is going to change that.
Science shows that the most effective long-term rabies control strategy is through vaccination of dogs in endemic areas.
With volunteers from across the world, getting to the heart of rabies-stricken India and combating this disease with the combination of vaccination, education, technology, research and lots of hard work.
Rabies is 100% preventable. AIRO is working to prevent needless deaths from this devastating disease and we need you to be a part of it.