World Rabies Day

World Rabies Day is a GARC initiative, started in 2006, to raise awareness of this deadly but neglected disease.

Hundreds of 1000s of people from all over the globe, from all levels of society, do something on this day to raise the profile of rabies and contribute to controlling the disease.

This event gives a voice to the people most at risk from the disease and encourages everyone to sit-up and take notice.

This year, World Rabies Day is focussing on 'notifiability'. In many rabies endemic nations, it is not compulsory to report rabies deaths. In many others, the requirement is not carried out. Without proper records, the scale of the problem continues to be underestimated and people and animals continue to die from this preventable disease. 

World Rabies Day is September 28, 2011. Get involved here