www.rabiesalliance.org

WORLD RABIES DAY:

13 Years of Mobilizing the Global Community Against Rabies

Dr Sarah Jayme

United Against Rabies Webinar for World Rabies Day

27 September 2019

Raising awareness to save lives.

Created by GARC in 2006

1st World Rabies Day – 2007

Objectives:

• Raise global awareness about rabies

• Promote education in local communities to control and prevent rabies

• Mobilize and coordinate resources toward human rabies prevention and animal rabies control

Impact of World Rabies Day

• World Rabies Day is an opportunity to celebrate successes so far, build support for existing challenges, and increase awareness of rabies prevention in at-risk communities

• Reached more than 150 countries and reached 182 million people with rabies prevention messages and helped to vaccinate 7.7 million animals

Register events at http://rabiesalliance.org/world-rabies-day/events/report-event

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Resources and Toolkits

Register a World Rabies Day event, nominate a rabies champion for an award and download resources at:

https://rabiesalliance.org/world-rabies-day

Global Campaigns

GARC seeks creative opportunities around WRD to promote awareness messages.

2014: Me and My Dog

Created initiative and partnered with student medical and vet organisations

Reached > 6,000,0002nd most mentioned hashtag in Mumbai. Also trended nationally in India.

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2014 & 2015: One Health Challenge

2016 onwards: World Rabies Day Awards

International day of action

Mobilize the community

Educate children on life saving messages

Major media focus

Chance to vote for a Rabies Champion !

https://rabiesalliance.org/world-rabies-day

Maraming Salamat !