Rabies Archives - One Health and Development Initiative (OHDI)

World Rabies Day 2024: Breaking Rabies Boundaries

Despite being preventable through vaccination, rabies continues to be a major public health threat, especially in marginalised communities where access to vaccines is limited. The disease is widespread across the globe, with a high impact in developing regions like Asia …

OUR COMMITMENT AND ACTION TO RABIES ELIMINATION IN NIGERIA

Introduction and Background on Rabies in Nigeria Each year, more than 59,000 people die from the fatal disease rabies. The majority of these fatalities take place in sub-Saharan Africa and India. Over 99% of human rabies cases are caused by …

Disrupting rabies transmission to humans in Afijio Local Govt, Oyo State, Nigeria

In this blog we present our community based control activities Afijio Local Govt, Oyo State, Nigeria.

Webinar Video – One Health Action in Rabies Eradication by Dr. Olarinmoye

The World Health Organization (WHO) has classified Rabies as one of the top 10 global public health issues of importance. Currently, Rabies causes 60,000 global deaths and if not curbed, is projected to cause 10 million global deaths by 2050. …

OHDI’s Commitment to Goal ‘Eliminate Rabies by 2030’

Rabies infection is a zoonotic neglected tropical disease (NTD) caused by the Rabies virus which can infect all warm-blooded animals including man. It majorly affects the brain and spinal cord, causing injury and abnormalities in the nervous system. Once the …

INFORMATION BROCHURE – WORLD RABIES DAY 2022

Download the OHDI Rabies Brochure here IT’S WORLD RABIES DAY! One Health and Development Initiative commemorates this day, the 28th of September, to promote awareness about the deadly Rabies virus and to inspire One Health action for all stakeholders. We …

Let Us End Rabies Now!

Contributors – Drs Samuel Akpan and Edward Olajide Rabies is a viral zoonotic disease of animals and humans, characterized by nervous signs of restlessness, excessive salivation, lack of coordination, urge to bite anything in sight, paralysis, and death. In humans, …

Massive Anti-Rabies Campaign begins in Bayelsa State

Anti-Rabies Campaign kicked off in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State yesterday to curb the menace of Rabies disease in the State. The Regional Disease Surveillance Systems Enhancement (REDISSE) Project which is initiated by the World Bank and is being implemented by the …

Cookie	Duration	Description
cookielawinfo-checkbox-analytics	11 months	This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics".
cookielawinfo-checkbox-functional	11 months	The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional".
cookielawinfo-checkbox-necessary	11 months	This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary".
cookielawinfo-checkbox-others	11 months	This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other.
cookielawinfo-checkbox-performance	11 months	This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance".
viewed_cookie_policy	11 months	The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. It does not store any personal data.

Tag: Rabies