To raise awareness on Rabies and its prevent…ion and help the world come together to fight this dreadful and neglected disease, September 28 is being observed as World Rabies Day since 2007. It is the first and only global advocacy, education, and awareness campaign for rabies. The day is an opportunity to celebrate successes so far, build support for existing challenges, and increase awareness of rabies prevention in at-risk communities.
The theme for World Rabies Day 2020 is “End Rabies: Collaborate, Vaccinate”. The theme calls for multi-sectoral collaboration involving various stakeholders: dog owners, animal health professionals and local governments (to keep dogs vaccinated); to human health professionals and educators (to ensure that post-exposure vaccinations are sought by and provided for people in need); to national governments (to commit to the 2030 goal of eliminating rabies deaths). The theme highlights the essential role of mass canine vaccination in rabies elimination, the need for human vaccination to save lives in case of potential exposure to rabies, and the importance of pre-exposure vaccination for high-risk individuals.
Hence, always remember to wash animal bite wounds with soap under running water for at least 15 minutes and visit the nearest health center for further treatment.
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