Our history
Our history
Rabies is so effectively controlled in USA and Western Europe that many people don’t realize that it is still a major problem elsewhere. This terrifying disease is preventable but the world’s poorest people in rural Asia and Africa, continue to die. They do not have the voice or the power to fight for change.
GARC was formed to address this injustice.
We started with just $600 and lots of determination. In four years, we have grown to become the leading organization in the fight against rabies.
We have been able to make a significant contribution towards combating rabies but we must do more to complete our mission to eradicate rabies.
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2006
ARC formed in Scotland.
2007
GARC formed in USA.
74 countries participate in the inaugural World Rabies Day, covering 54.3 million people worldwide.
Bohol project designed and launched.
Education projects supported across six countries.
2008
GARC creates Partners for Rabies Prevention (PRP), a group to
unite leading public-private rabies control stakeholders for the first time.
Development of global bank of education materials.
Mexico observes World Rabies Day across all 32 states.
2009
Adopt a Village project begins in India, first program in India to unite the efforts of the medical and veterinary communities against rabies.
Partnership with US Navy to provide humanitarian aid throughout Central America.
1,000,000 Children in 35,000 US classrooms educated about rabies prevention during World Rabies Day.
Resolution by Assoc of Southeast Asian Nations to Observe WRD each year.
WRD commemorative stamp issued in Peru.
2010
Manual to control canine rabies blueprint published for practitioners.
Rabies education packages sent to 10,000 veterinary clinics and hospitals for World Rabies Day.
World Rabies Day launched in Spanish, French and Portuguese and reaches over 150 million people, 4.6 million dogs vaccinated.
The island of Bohol in the Philippines with 1.1million people announces two years without a single human or canine rabies case.
Incorporation of Rabies education into curriculum sees dog bites drop by 50% amongst school children in the Philippines.
First-ever Intercontinental Rabies Webinar: 2000+ participants from 34 countries across 5 continents.
2011
Preliminary results of the Revaluation of the Burden of Rabies survey released.
Campaign launched to make rabies a notifiable disease across the world.
Innovative rabies control education initiatives expanded from Asia to Africa.
