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GARC’s REC supports Applied Epidemiological Training program in Cambodia
Twelve Khmer-speaking participants worked through GARC’s Rabies Educator Certificate, guided by Mei Castor from the CDC office as part of an Applied Epidemiological Training Plus Rabies Workshop.
Engaging European politicians with Rabies
As part of our plans to increase political engagement in Europe, Professor Louis Nel, Executive Director of GARC met with Rob Flello MP at the UK’s House of Commons to discuss concerns that the MP has raised about the rabies threat from illegal dog smuggling in the European Union.
Inspire and be inspired this World Rabies Day
World Rabies Day is in its ninth year and the geographical spread of events shows the power of World Rabies Day to unite the rabies prevention community and raise the profile of the disease. Scanning the events that have taken place over the last nine years is inspiring - and this year is no exception.
The beginnings of a new Rabies Epidemiological bulletin for Africa
Initial data from the country reports submitted to the Pan-African Rabies Control Network (PARACON) meeting in June have been made available on the PARACON website as a precursor to a more detailed online epidemiological bulletin for Sub-Saharan Africa.
The Rabies Educator Certificate takes off
The Rabies Educator Certificate was developed as a free online course to effectively disseminate accurate, life-saving information regarding rabies to at-risk communities throughout the world. In order to make the REC more accessible, French and Spanish versions of the online course have also been officially launched.
World Rabies Day “One Health Workshop” works towards rabies elimination in Haiti
As part of the "last mile" of rabies eradication in Haiti, US Army veterinarians are partnering with GARC, the government of Haiti and others in the development of a “One Health Workshop” as a part of Continuing Promise 2015.
A strategic approach to regional rabies elimination
The editorial for the July 2015 GARC newsletter
The Value of Translation – and a huge thank you
GARC and the global rabies community have always benefited enormously from the work of generous volunteers from within and outside the rabies field who have donated their time and talents to support improvements to our tools and their reach – from the information itself, to translation and proofreading.
Inaugural Pan-African Rabies Control Network (PARACON) meeting
The first PARACON meeting took place in Gauteng, South Africa in 9-11 June 2015. The meeting was executed in the form of an intensive, 3-day workshop, and delegates from 33 African countries attended as official representatives for their countries.