World Rabies Day Awards

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The shortlisted nominees for this year’s World Rabies Day Awards are here!

Thank you to everyone who submitted nominations. The incredible dedication and passion of your nominations were truly inspiring. The quality of work for each category was exceptionally high, which made the shortlisting process both exciting and challenging. 

Congratulations to all our shortlisted nominees!
Your work stood out, and we are proud to recognize your outstanding efforts to help eliminate rabies for everyone. We wish each of our nominees the best of luck for their respective award category!

Voting is officially open!
It is time for the community to have their say! Cast your vote until 28 October and help decide who will be our next WRD Award category winners!

 

Vaccination champion

Dr Ezra Saitoti

Dr Ezra Saitoti 1
Veterinaires Sans Frontieres Germany
Kenia

Dr Joanita Jong

Dr Joanita Jong 1
Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock Fisheries and Forestry, Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste

Krystina Dragomaretska

Krystina Dragomaretska 1
Ukraine War Animals Relief Fund (UWARF)
Ucrania

Veterinary Clinic champion

Dr Jerome Okpanachi

Dr Jerome Okpanachi 1
Saint Jerome's Veterinary Clinic Zaria (SJVCZ)
Nigeria

Mrs Morakot Nuntapaitoon

Mrs Morakot Nuntapaitoon 1
Faculty of Veterinary Science, Chulalongkorn University
Tailandia

Ms Rina Ortiz

Ms Rina Ortiz 1
Biyaya Animal Care
Filipinas

Animal Welfare champion

Dr Emmanuel Estipona

Dr Emmanuel Estipona 1
City Veterinary Office (CVO) City Government of Legazpi
Filipinas

Dr Sanjay Singh

Dr Sanjay Singh 1
Help in Suffering
India

Ms Janani Krishnamurthy

Ms Janani Krishnamurthy 1
Kodaikanal Society for Protection and Care for Animals
India

Education champion

Dr Ragunanthanan Srinivasan

Dr Ragunanthanan Srinivasan 1
Sri Lalithambigai Medical College & Hospital, Dr MGR Educational and Research Institute University, Chennai
India

Mr Gabriel Alexis

Mr Gabriel Alexis 1
Kuching Divisional Health Department
Malasia

Ms Daisy Jerop

Ms Daisy Jerop 1
Mara North Conservancy
Kenia