In many countries, dog population management runs side by side with mass canine vaccination programmes, and is often an integral part of established rabies control efforts. The 2nd International Conference on Dog Population Management, co-organised by GARC, will be held in Istanbul, Turkey, from 3-5 March 2015.
The Global Alliance for Rabies Control (GARC) today launches a new awareness-raising campaign, Me and My Dog, to bring attention to the world’s most fatal, and one of the most neglected, diseases.
The World Medical Association, the World Veterinary Association and the Global Alliance for Rabies Control have urged all countries to implement an effective disease surveillance system to help stop the deadly disease.
Significant progress towards a coordinated global response to the worldwide threat of rabies is made today as the world marks the 8th annual World Rabies Day on September 28th.
Efforts to control the spread of rabies on the African continent received a boost today with the launch of a new network aimed at deploying the latest scientific, educational and policy interventions to control the world’s most fatal disease.
GARC is pleased to announce the formation of the Pan-African Rabies Control Network, a new venture to support rabies control efforts across the entire African continent.
The Panamerican World Rabies Day Initiative for 2014 was organized to bring renewed and continuing attention to the issue of Rabies in Panamerica for World Rabies Day in September.