A look back at World Rabies Day 2013, some of the events that took place and the extraordinary dedication and commitment of the global rabies community
• Global Alliance for Rabies Control (GARC) signs Memorandum of Agreement with Indonesia’s government
• GARC’s first project will be the island of Nias, rabies-free until the disease claimed 26 lives in 2010
• Nias will become one of GARC’s CARE (Communities Against Rabies Exposure) demonstration sites
New study finds rabies costs the world economy £124 billion every year yet global elimination of canine rabies could be achieved for as little as $6-$8 billion.