Global One Health Challenge

The Future is in Your Hands

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Putting the One Health concept into action

Protect People & Animals

Rabies is preventable and global elimination of this terrifying

zoonosis is possible. As a future medical or veterinary

professional, you play an essential role in making this possibility a

reality. Take part in the One Health Challenge to:

Build relationships with others who want to make a difference

Increase your knowledge of rabies prevention and learn

valuable communication skills

Teach your community to prevent rabies to save both human

and animal lives

Win exciting prizes

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How do I take part?

Create your team and register on our website at

www.rabiesalliance.org.

Your team should have at least one veterinary student or one

medical student.

The rest of the team can be from other fields, such as health,

education and environmentally related disciplines.

A team has a minimum of 2 members and a maximum of 5 members.

Above all, we encourage cooperation between medical and

veterinary students.

Organize an event in your community

on or near World Rabies Day

We’re looking for strong partnerships and effective community

outreach.

Your event could be anything from mass dog vaccinations to

school education to street theatre, anything that helps to

increase awareness about rabies.

Strengthen your entry and maximize your impact by sharing

your event with others around the world.

Involve the media, create and post videos online, spread the

message through Facebook and other social media, or any other

way you like - #TogetherAgainstRabies #OneHealthChallenge.

You can download advice on organizing and promoting your

event.

And get some inspiration from last year’s winning events at

http://rabiesalliance.org/media/news/announcing-the-one-health-

challenge-winners.

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Submit your completed entry through our website by

November 30, 2014 - winners will be announced in January

2015.

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About Rabies

Around 70,000 people die from rabies annually, with over 99% of these deaths

occurring in Africa and Asia, as a result of being bitten by an infected dog. Up to

60% of all dog bites and rabies deaths occur in children under 15 years of age.

Dogs are major victims of the disease as well, with up to 20 million killed every year

as a result of mass culling through misguided attempts to curb the disease.

Rabies is 99.9%% fatal, but it is also 100% preventable. Eliminating the disease by

vaccinating dogs protects them and stops transmission to people. But despite the

existence of effective, relatively low-cost solutions to control animal rabies, people

and animals are still dying because of this disease.

You, One Health & the Future

The hope of future rabies control is dependent on the execution of the One Health

approach on global, regional, and national levels. One Health embraces both human and

animal public health, inclusive of scientific method and research, community and

governmental roles, communication and education. Rabies programs in South Africa and

the Philippines have demonstrated that managing rabies is possible, if there is close

cooperation of the veterinary health and public health sectors.

The One Health Challenge puts this approach into practice, giving students the

opportunity to see the benefits of working with other sectors to tackle complex diseases.

To celebrate the 8th annual World Rabies Day on September 28th, the International

Federation of Medical Students’ Associations (IFMSA) and the International Veterinary

Students’ Association (IVSA) have teamed up with the Global Alliance for Rabies Control

(GARC) for the One Health Challenge, a competition for veterinary and medical students

all over the world.

For more details, materials, and to register your event, visit www.rabiesalliance.org or

email us at campaigns@rabiesalliance.org