WORLD RABIES DAY - Food and Agriculture Organization · Impact of World Rabies Day •World Rabies...
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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 !