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Rabies is 100% preventable. The Case for Investment sets out how the world can end all human deaths through dog vaccination and prompt access to treatment.
Rabies post-exposure prophylaxis saves many lives, but poor availability remains in many rabies-endemic countries. Epidemiological and economic models are used to investigate the effect of an investment in post-exposure prophylaxis by Gavi.
The Republic of Namibia has achieved a significant reduction in human rabies deaths since 2015 from an average of 26 cases to 0-2 cases annually. Significant progress has also been made in controlling the disease in dogs and livestock.
The World Health Organization has published a new visual tool for health workers to use in order to make informed decisions about administration of Rabies PEP (Post Exposure Prophylaxis). Set out as a decision-making tree, the poster is meant to be a quick reference guide, and can be downloaded and printed from the WHO website.
Join this webinar to learn more about bite case management and human post exposure prophylaxis for rabies.
This free course is a profession-specific course developed to teach or refresh professionals working in the human healthcare sector regarding aspects of human rabies and its prevention, in line with the latest World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines.