ALLIANCE FOR RABIES CONTROL

Every day more than 150 people die of rabies, and more than 100 of them are children. This means that a family loses a loved one, to one of the most terrifying diseases, every 10 minutes.

The shocking fact is that every one of these deaths could have been prevented. Whilst rabies has no cure, effective vaccination to prevent it exists. What is needed is the motivation, commitment and resources to stop this neglected and deadly disease.

The Alliance for Rabies Control's mission is to prevent human rabies deaths and to alleviate the burden of rabies in animal species. Its vision is a world where all countries have eliminated rabies. It began in 2005 as an independent, non-profit organization and has built an international community of individuals and organizations with an interest in and concern for rabies control.

The Alliance is acheiving its mission by raising awareness, supporting rabies control programs and promoting educational initiatives in order to stop the unnecessary loss of human life. Our flagship campaign, World Rabies Day is now in its 3rd year, In 2008 more than 393,000 people participated and rabies education messages reached more than 50 million people (actually 2007 figure). WRD raised enough funds to start grass-roots education and control projects in 5 countries.

In little more than 3 years we have achieved a great deal, but we are still a small organization and there is so much more to do. Please consider how you can help, and donate to this valuable work.