Transcript World Rabies Day

World Rabies Day
Working together to
make rabies history!
Why is rabies important?
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Rabies is entirely preventable
through vaccination.
Rabies kills at least 55,000
people annually, or one person
every 10 minutes.
Rabies impacts animal health
and welfare.
Sustained elimination of
dog-to-dog transmission of
rabies has been demonstrated
over large geographic areas.
The methodical use of proven
techniques can lead to global
elimination of the major
source of human rabies.
World Rabies Day
WHAT:
A day of declaration and action
wherever possible
WHO:
International and national human and
animal health organizations, human and
veterinary public health professionals,
non-governmental organizations,
World Health Organization Collaborating
Centers, universities and corporate and
private partners
WHERE: As many countries as possible
WHY:
Raise awareness and enhance prevention
and control of this neglected disease
WHEN:
Annually on September 28th
Objectives
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To raise global awareness about rabies
To promote education in local communities to
control and prevent rabies
To mobilize and coordinate resources toward
human rabies prevention and animal rabies
control
Participants and Partners to Date
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Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention
World Health Organization
(WHO)
World Organization for
Animal Health (OIE)
World Veterinary
Association
World Society for the
Protection of Animals
Pan American Health
Organization (PAHO)
Pasteur Institute(s)
Canadian Food Inspection
Agency
Veterinarians without
Borders - Canada
Kansas State University
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American Veterinary
Medical Association (AVMA)
American Animal Hospital
Association (AAHA)
British Veterinary Association
Commonwealth Veterinary
Association
American Association of Feline
Practitioners (AAFP)
Student American Veterinary
Medical Association (SAVMA)
National Association of State
Public Health Veterinarians
(US)
Numerous Veterinary
Associations in Africa and South
America
More!
World Rabies Day 2007
74 Participating Countries
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Angola, Argentina, Australia, Bahrain (Kingdom of), Bangladesh, Bhutan, Bolivia,
Bosnia/Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada,
Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Democratic Republic of Congo,
Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Ghana,
Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Italy,
Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, Laos, Mali, Mexico, Namibia, Nepal,
Netherlands, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Russia,
Senegal, Sierra Leone, Slovenia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, St. Kitts, Sudan,
Switzerland, Syria, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, Uganda, United Kingdom (Scotland),
United States, Venezuela, Vietnam, Zambia
WRD Bike Race for Rabies. Tanzania, Africa
WRD Parade & Celebration. Bicol, Philippines
WRD Campaign Flag-off. Hisar, India
World Rabies Day Logo
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WRD logo currently available in many languages:
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English
French
Spanish
Portuguese
German
Dutch
Kiswahili
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Slovak
~15 more under
development
For More Information
www.WorldRabiesDay.org