Mission Rabies is a programme of Worldwide Veterinary Service (WVS), a United Kingdom-based charity that assists animals. Mission Rabies has a One Health approach driven by research to eliminate dog bite transmitted rabies (a disease that is estimated to kill 59,000 people annually[1]). Launched in September 2013 with a mission to vaccinate 50,000 dogs against rabies across India, Mission Rabies teams have since then vaccinated over 4,000,000 dogs and educated 8,000,000 children in dog bite prevention in rabies endemic countries. [2]
| Founded | 2013 |
|---|---|
| Type | International non-governmental organisation |
| Purpose | Rabies prevention and control |
| Headquarters | Cranborne, UK |
Region | Worldwide |
Key people | Luke Gamble |
| Website | http://www.missionrabies.com |
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Geographic scope
editThe organisation has worked in India in locations such as Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Orissa, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Rajasthan, Goa and Assam.[3][4] It also works in Cambodia, Malawi, Mozambique, Uganda and Thailand.
References
edit- ^ Hampson, Katie; et al. (2015-04-16). "Estimating the Global Burden of Endemic Canine Rabies". PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 9 (4): e0003709. doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0003709. ISSN 1935-2735. PMC 4400070. PMID 25881058.
- ^ "Mission Rabies". Mission Rabies. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
- ^ "Mission Rabies". The Hindu. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
- ^ Gamble, Luke. "Mission Rabies". Mission Rabies. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
Further reading
edit- "Mission Rabies Leads the Pack in Dog Vaccinations in India". National Geographic. 2013-10-27. Archived from the original on October 30, 2013. Retrieved 2013-12-20.
- Shenoy, Sonali (2013-09-19). "Mission Rabies or mission impossible?". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on September 22, 2013. Retrieved 2013-12-20.
- Clifton, Merritt (2013-10-25). "Mission Rabies vaccinates 60,000 dogs in 10 Indian cities in 30 days". Animal People Online. Archived from the original on 2013-12-20. Retrieved 2013-12-20.
- "Vet Luke Gamble's mission to beat rabies in India". BBC News. 2013-06-11. Retrieved 2013-12-20.
- "Target in sight for Mission Rabies". Veterinary Record. 173 (12): 281. 2013-09-28. doi:10.1136/vr.f5803. PMID 24077135. S2CID 207045204. Retrieved 2013-12-20. (subscription required)
- Elimination of human rabies in Goa, India through an integrated One Health approach, Gibson, A.D., Yale, G., Corfmat, J. et al. Elimination of human rabies in Goa, India through an integrated One Health approach. Nat Commun 13, 2788 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-30371-y