What is Rabies Healthcare Certificate?
The Rabies Healthcare Certificate is a profession-specific course that has been developed to provide human health professionals with the latest World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines pertaining to all aspects related to rabies vaccination protocols, treatment and diagnosis in human patients.
Who can complete the Rabies Healthcare Certificate?
Graduates that have completed the Rabies Educator Certificate and also human health professionals that treat animal bite victims or rabies exposures can benefit from completing this course. The Rabies Healthcare Certificate provides you with the latest WHO guidelines on rabies in an easily understandable way, including tables with the updated WHO-recommended vaccination regimens.
What will I learn when completing the Rabies Healthcare Certificate?
The Rabies Healthcare Certificate focuses on the following core themes and outcomes:
- How do you prevent rabies in humans?
- Rabies pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for humans.
- What to do when a potentially exposed individual presents at a healthcare facility.
- Special considerations for rabies post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) in humans
- Clinical presentation and management of rabies in humans.
- Laboratory confirmation of a human rabies case.
- Case scenarios.
Can I only complete the course in English?
No, this course is also available in:
- French
- Spanish
What is the global reach of the RHC?
See how many RHC graduates there are in your country by clicking on the map below! These maps are updated every month, so follow your country's progress over time.
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