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The Global Framework to eliminate rabies deaths by 2030

23 March 2016

On March 16th, the OIE and WHO, FAO and GARC released the final version of the global framework for the elimination of dog-mediated human rabies.

The End Rabies Now Campaign Launches

25 February 2016

The End Rabies Now (ERN) campaign was officially launched on Wednesday, 24 February at the British Houses of Parliament in London. The ERN campaign is calling for an end to human deaths from dog-mediated rabies by 2030.

Rabies control in the SDG era

23 February 2016

The new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), adopted in September 2015, have a wide reach, encompassing economic development, education, justice, peace and environmental sustainability. Besides the health goal that specifically mentions neglected tropical disease (NTD) elimination, several of the other goals (related to poverty, inequality, education, and infrastructure) could directly and indirectly benefit rabies control.

We can eliminate the world’s deadliest infectious disease by 2030, says new rabies campaign

19 February 2016

Official launch event held at House of Lords.

How bad is surveillance for human rabies?

22 January 2016

Two recent publications demonstrate widespread under-reporting of human rabies cases, but a new WHO initiative will help to improve the situation.

Customized online and onsite training (COLT) for rabies control officers

21 December 2015

To improve the knowledge of health professionals in rabies enzootic countries, the Institut Pasteur used customized online training (COLT), which focuses on small sets of trainees and is designed for situations where direct training of specific skills by experts is needed.