Newsletter Issue 67

February, 2021

Welcome to our first newsletter of 2021! Read inside about the latest rabies elimination activities from GARC and our partners, as well as our latest exciting campaign.

GARC News Articles

A selection of GARC's scientific publications that contributes to expert knowledge for rabies elimination.

GARC celebrates a scientific milestone.

Reaching more than 50 peer-reviewed scientific publications is a massive milestone, and in 2020, GARC surpassed this number! We continue to strive toward scientific excellence, ensuring that our work is built upon scrutinized best practice so that we can deliver high-impact projects to drive our mission of ending human and dog rabies globally.
Faces of Rabies Control and Elimination (FORCE) campaign. Join us to End Rabies Now.

Be part of the FORCE!

No, you did not accidentally subscribe to the Star Wars fan’s newsletter. This FORCE is very real – this FORCE is you! We are excited to announce the launch of the Faces Of Rabies Control and Elimination campaign. Everyone can be involved, so read inside for more details!
GARC's #3ToBeFree campaign helped to vaccinate dogs in Zanzibar against rabies.

#3ToBeFree made possible by you!

2020 was a year full of challenges, but you helped us close the year on a positive note by supporting GARC's #3ToBeFree campaign to help make Zanzibar a rabies-free island!
Mr Lambert Gwenhure uses the Rabies Case Surveillance (RCS) component of the Rabies Epidemiological Bulletin (REB) to analyze the rabies situation in Zimbabwe.

Zimbabwe keeps rabies surveillance active during the COVID-19 pandemic

If the global COVID-19 pandemic taught Mr Lambert Fadzai Gwenhure (Laboratory scientist and lead researcher, Zimbabwe’s rabies laboratory) anything, it’s that surveillance is of the utmost importance if a disease is going to be controlled and eliminated. Read his personal account on keeping Zimbabwe’s rabies surveillance data up to date and usable so that rabies control efforts continued during these trying times.
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