In light of the current Ebola epidemic that has struck the African continent, the 1st Pan-African Rabies Control Network meeting in South Africa has been delayed until June 9-11 2015.
Around the world there are more dedicated activists working to end rabies than ever before and World Rabies Day is a chance to celebrate that every single vaccine, volunteer, and advocate help bring that goal a step closer.
This is a brief summary of some of the highlights of World Rabies Day 2014
GARC and its partners are striving to make the tools available for successful rabies prevention universally available. Find out more about the free resources and support here
The Stepwise Approach towards Rabies Elimination (SARE) was designed in response to questions from national governments of rabies endemic countries such as: How do we start?, What needs to be put in place first? Where should the emphasis be in capacity building while resources are so scarce?
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.