Asia 2007


AUSTRALIA
The Australia Capital Territory will be conducting a public awareness campaign in the media in recognition of World Rabies Day. The primary focus of the campaign will be on bast and bat safety, and rabies information for Australians who are traveling oversees.

BANGLADESH
The Association for Prevention and Control of Rabies in Bangladesh (APCRIB) jointly organized WRD with Director General of HealthServices DGHS. The events to be held include a rally, advocacy meeting in presence of Health Advisor, Secretary of Health, DGHS and other policy makers, a scientific seminar, T-shirt, cap with monogram and slogan, posters leaflets etc. News and media coverage will also be done. For more information contact !Please, turn on JavaScript or go to the contact us page! !Please, turn on JavaScript or go to the contact us page!.

CAMBODIA
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
At the Institute Pasteur Cambodia, a World Rabies Day TV show will be held, posters will be displayed within the institute and pins will be distributed to attendants and visitors. For more information contact Dr. Sirenda Vong at !Please, turn on JavaScript or go to the contact us page!.

CHINA
In China, organizations are focusing mainly on education. Two organizations in Anhui province aim to reach 200-300 school children in various primary schools across Hefei city. They will also be distributing 3,000 leaflets in an accompanying 'roadshow'. In Beijing, another organisation (Animal Rescue Beijing) has secured over 100 schools and 200 volunteers to deliver the presentations and distribute materials. The intent is to make this a long-term program with the first round from 8 September to 4 October. In Shanghai, member society Second Chance Animal Aid plans to distribute materials in over 130 schools and target other media routes, as well as having some events. The China Companion Animal Protection Network also hopes to encourage members (over 30) to run primary school classes. For more information contact Sarah Vallentine at !Please, turn on JavaScript or go to the contact us page!.

Anhui, China
The Educational Group for Protection of Environment and Animals (EGPEA), and AHANM aim to teach 10-12 year old pupils to understand what rabies is and how to prevent it, and how to avoid dog bites. They will reach 200-300 pupils aged 10 to 12 years old in 5 primary schools in Hefei City. The lessons will last 30 to 45 minutes and include talking, discussion role playing and a World Rabies Day quiz. They will use the feedback activities to assess the effectiveness of the project. Leaflets will be distributed to the pupils of another 20 primary schools of Hefei from 8 September to 30 September. For more information contact Sarah Vallentine at !Please, turn on JavaScript or go to the contact us page!.

Beijing, China
Animal Rescue Beijing (ARB) is planning a long-term program with the first round from 8 September to 4 October. ARB is working with organizations of 16 universities in Beijing for the campaign on the campus and the recruitment of volunteer teachers for the middle and elementary schools. They will have about 100 student volunteers who will be trained after they come back from the summer vacation. The staff in the education bureau and the schools will start work on 27 August. Also they have some pet owners volunteering to do roadshows and leaflet delivery in their communities. Many adult Chinese also need education of rabies. Over 100 schools and over 200 volunteers have been secured. Large quantities of leaflets and posters will be printed. For more information contact Sarah Vallentine at !Please, turn on JavaScript or go to the contact us page!.

Shanghai, China
Second Chance Animal Aid (SCAA) intends to distribute a bilingual brochures in over 130 local schools (that's about 5,000 or more brochures, and they go home to parents). SCAA web site and local media and blogs. Any printed material to local vets, pet stores, markets, etc. Written materials up on "chu" windows (every local community has a centre where they put up notices- local communities would appreciate this kind of educational information). Event - probably a "dog day" at one of their venues advertised to the 1,000 database members and via blogging. SCAA will look to work with an Educational Group called Roots and Shoots. For more information contact Sarah Vallentine at !Please, turn on JavaScript or go to the contact us page!.

INDIA
The Veterinary Colleges in India will conduct a variety of activities in observance of World Rabies Day including: student marathons, half-day rabies seminars, rabies vaccination campaigns, and awareness campaigns through print and electronic media. At least 15 veterinary colleges may hold these events -- Bangalore, Bikaneer, Bombay, Calcutta, Chennai, Cuttack, Hissar, Hyderabad, Ludhiana, Jabalpur, Nagpur, Ranchi, Tirupathi, Trichur, and Palampur. For more information on how to get involved, contact Abdul Rahman: !Please, turn on JavaScript or go to the contact us page!.

Bangalore
On September 8, 2007 the Rabies in Asia Foundation (RIA) will be celebrating World Rabies Day by hosting a walk for rabies and poster competition.  Lectures and video shows will be offered to medical students, WRD will be widely-covered in the media, a door to door rabies awareness campaign will take place and training in laboratory techniques will be provided to doctors and veterinarians in India.   

Bhubaneswar, Orissa, India
At 9AM on September 8, People for Animals will host a marathon involving college students, rotary members and many others in Bhubaneswar, Orissa.  A rabies vaccination clinic for stray dogs is also planned.  For more information contact J.B. Das at 91-674-2420496, !Please, turn on JavaScript or go to the contact us page!.

Delhi
On September 8, 2007 the Association for Prevention and Control of Rabies in India (APCRI) will organize a program and seminar on prevention of rabies and distribute education material to the public. For more information contact Dr. Hemant Kumar at !Please, turn on JavaScript or go to the contact us page!.

Delhi
On September 8, 2007 all persons ever bitten by an animal in the Delhi North Zone area are invited to the community center for a brief awareness educational speech. A stage show regarding rabies and vaccination will also be held focusing on grade three category bites. Banners announcing Wold Rabies Day will also be displayed. Participants are encouraged to spread the word about rabies awareness and WRD. For more information contact Dr. A.K. Gupta at !Please, turn on JavaScript or go to the contact us page!.

Hisar
On the historic occasion of 1st World Rabies Day, under the leadership of the Dean, the College of Veterinary Sciences in Hisar, India plans to organize different activities for increasing awareness about rabies prevention.  The organizers plan to visit different schools in the city for a week and distribute to children the latest information on rabies, prevention measures, and vaccination programs.  The program will use multimedia shows.  The College will also organize a workshop on rabies. The Workshop is aimed at providing a common platform for interaction among public health professionals, physicians, veterinary public health specialists, epidemiologists, microbiologists, veterinarians and other professionals to update their knowledge and to plan strategies to prevent rabies in man and animals.  An informative booklet on Prevention of Rabies in Man and Animals on this occasion for the benefit of professionals as well as common people is being planned.  For more information, please contact Dr. S.R. Garg ( !Please, turn on JavaScript or go to the contact us page! or !Please, turn on JavaScript or go to the contact us page!).

Hyderabad
On September 8, 2007 the Osmania Medical College Doctors' Forum will mark the 1st World Rabies Day at Hyderabad, India. Dr. K. Suresh, President, Osmania Medical College Doctors' Forum will address the local media and highlight the fact that the city records about 200 dog bites per day and most of them children.  A painting competition for school children and essay writing competition for medical and veterinary students will be held.  Key persons from academic, administrative and political fields will join to raise awareness about Rabies.  For more information contact Dr. K Suresh at !Please, turn on JavaScript or go to the contact us page!.

Indian Veterinary Association
The Indian Veterinary Association, Kerala Chapter in association with The Kerala State Veterinary Council and Animal Husbandry Department, Kerala will celebrate world rabies day on September 8th, 2007 by holding scientific workshops, vaccination camps and making posters. For more information send email to !Please, turn on JavaScript or go to the contact us page!.

Jaipur, Rajasthan
Help in Suffering (HIS), in collaboration with the Jaipur Municipal Corporation (JMC), is planning a public awareness campaign in Jaipur. At least five large, road-side hoardings throughout the city are to be used for information on avoiding dog bites, how to treat wounds, information on ABC measures in the city, and the law regarding street dogs. A cycle rickshaw trolley with rabies education display will tour the kucchi bustis slum areas and distribute leaflets. The Jaipur Municipal Corporation CEO will flag off the event on WRD. Free rabies vaccination camps are being planned. A poster competition for school children is being organized by the JMC. HIS and the JMC will hold a press conference highlighting these events, and the educational message. For more information contact Help in Suffering at !Please, turn on JavaScript or go to the contact us page!

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Jodhpur, India
On September 7, 2007 local newspapers will be invited to the Marwar Animal Protection Trust Center and will given information about WRD to be published on September 8. On the morning of September 8, a free rabies vaccination camp and rabies awareness program will be held in schools. On the evening of September 8, a rabies awareness program in the form of a puppet show will be conducted. WRD informational pamphlets will be distributed. Photographs will be taken at all events and will be published in the newspaper. For more information contact Bishan Shukla at !Please, turn on JavaScript or go to the contact us page!.

Karnataka
The Mandya Institute of Medical Sciences (MIMS) is hosting a walk for rabies by 100 medical students (1.5 kilometers) and forming a human chain at the main City Square. Inauguration of the anti rabies clinic at the district hospital, inauguration of intra-dermal rabies vaccination at the clinic and a press release to address awareness among lay persons. For more information contact Prof. Mahendra at !Please, turn on JavaScript or go to the contact us page!.

Kerala
On September 8, 2007 WRD will be celebrated with a scientific workshop for veterinarians, vaccination camps for pets, making posters etc. Kerala will be associating with the Indian Veterinary Association, Kerala Chapter, the Kerala State Veterinary Council and Animal Husbandry Department for the WRD celebrations. For more information contact Dr. Biju Habeeb at !Please, turn on JavaScript or go to the contact us page!.

Mumbai
Prin. K.M.Kundnani College of Pharmacy is planning to put up World Rabies Day posters and captions in the college and in the surrounding community. For more information contact Suvir Khanchandani at !Please, turn on JavaScript or go to the contact us page!.

Rishikesh, India
On September 8, 2007 the Pashupati Foundation (Formerly Blue Cross for Animal Welfare) is celebrating World Rabies Day by holding rabies awareness campaigns in 15 schools and hosting a free animal health camp with a seminar on rabies. For more information contact Mrs. Jyoti Rathi at !Please, turn on JavaScript or go to the contact us page!.

INDONESIA
The Indonesian Veterinary Student Association (IVSA) will celebrate World Rabies Day at each for their 5 chapters. In collaboration with Pekanbaru Municipality Government and local private sector, the IVSA will be conducting mass rabies vaccinations and education for primary school students. Anyone in the international community that interesting in joining this event please send email to Dr. Syafrison Idris ( !Please, turn on JavaScript or go to the contact us page!).

NEPAL
On September 8, 2007, from 9AM-12PM, a free dog rabies vaccination will be held at the Kalimati ward 13 KMC office.  Rabies pamphlets and posters will be distributed to all of the visitors at the vaccination center. A rabies program will be held from 12:30PM-3:00PM at the National Zoonoses and Food Hygiene Research Center, meeting hall Chagal, ward 13 KMC Kathmandu Nepal. Throughout the week, print, radio and television media will advertise World Rabies Day and free posters and pamphlets will be distributed in different parts of the country. For more information please contact Dr. Joshi at !Please, turn on JavaScript or go to the contact us page!.
Programme of World Rabies Day Sept. 8, 2007 (MS Word)

Biratnagar Municipality - Morang District
On September 8, 2007 free dog rabies vaccination will be carried out in Biratnagar Municipality. A one-day interaction program will be held in Morang District. Officials will celebrate the rabies situation in Nepal. There will be a mass awareness program by distributing pamphlets and posters to the public. For more information contact Dr. Joshi at !Please, turn on JavaScript or go to the contact us page!

Janakpur municipality
On September 8, 2007 a free dog rabies vaccination will be carried out in the municipality of Janakpur. A one-day interaction program will be held in Dhanusha District. Officials will celebrate the rabies situation in Nepal. There will be a mass awareness program by distributing pamphlets and posters to the public. For more information contact Dr. Joshi at !Please, turn on JavaScript or go to the contact us page!.

Kathmandu Metropolitan City Area
On World Rabies Day, the Kathmandu Animal Treatment Centre (KAT) will have a variety of activities. The KAT Centre has immunized 5322 local community street dogs with anti-rabies vaccine within their working areas. Our mission is to lower and create a healthy Community Dog population through sterilization. Events include: open day visits to the KAT Centre in Chapali Gaon for 'Understanding Rabies', public display at Samakhusi, our next working area, free mass distribution of 'Rabies Information' pamphlets, educational presentation packs about 'Avoiding Rabies' to Government Schools, and rabies display at Kathmandu vet clinic (KAT consultant) and other local veterinary clinics in our working area. Join us and participate on this special day! Telephone the KAT Centre at +977-1-4373169 or email !Please, turn on JavaScript or go to the contact us page!.

Rampur - Chitwan
On September 7, 2007 school-training programs will be carried out to secondary schools, veterinary students and local guardians as a mass awareness program. On September 8, 2007 a march will be held for rabies awareness in Bharatpur municipality. Antirabies vaccination camps at Bharatpur Municipality Chitwan will be carried out against rabies. For more information contact Dr. Joshi at !Please, turn on JavaScript or go to the contact us page!.

PAKISTAN
A "Walk for Rabies" is planned in Karachi, Pakistan. As of May, 2007, the participating institutions include: Infectious Disease Society of Pakistan, Rabies in Asia, Pakistan Medical Association, Karachi City Government, National Institute of Health, Helpline, Aga Khan University, Children's Hospital of Punjab, Mayo Hospital, Khyber Teaching Hospital, and numerous corporate partners.

Karachi, Pakistan
Please join us at the Walk for Rabies Awareness on Saturday Sept. 8. We will gather at the Quaids Mazar, Shahra-e Quaideen gate at 9AM and proceed towards Purani Numaish. The walk will be led by the Sindh Provincial Minister for Health Mr. Ahmed Sardar. Participants: Infectious Disease Society of Pakistan (IDSP), Rabies in Asia (Pk Chapter) Foundation, Pakistan Medical Association (PMA), Subh-e- Nau,
Helpline Trust, Citizens Education Dev. Foundation (CEDF), The Citizens
Foundation (TCF), The Health Foundation (THF), Aga Khan University Dept of
Comm. Health Sciences, JPMC, Behbud Center Shireen Jinnah Colony, Pakistan
Animal Welfare Society (PAWS), Pharmaceuticals and Press. Please come with your family, friends, employees and students. Let us all join hands to observe the inaugural World Rabies Day (WRD, 2007) and Work Together to Make Rabies History. For further information Contact: Mr. Nasir Hanook 0333-397-7011, 021-441-2276.

PHILIPPINES
The Animal Welfare Coalition has several events planned for September 8, 2007 including a press conference with the Department of Health and press kits will be provided to media. A photo gallery exhibit will also be held featuring photos and a video of animal and human cases of rabies at various stages of the disease progression to educate the public on the scare of the disease. For more information contact Sarah Vallentine at !Please, turn on JavaScript or go to the contact us page!.

Dr. Minerva Vinluan, Rabies Program Coordinator of the Department of Health (DOH), announced a new campaign against rabies. She explained that this new anti-rabies advocacy approach, dubbed as "Swim for Rabies-Free Philippines", aims to capture the middle and upper class sectors and other groups by involving elementary and high school students through sports such as swimming. This is being conducted in cooperation with Rabies Free World and Swim Com Renaissance Foundation. Events to date took place on February 3 2007 in Ultra in Pasig City with approximately 150 students from National Capital Region (NCR) and on March 3, 2007 at Olivares Sports Complex, Quezon City with about 200 students from National Capital Region (NCR). The Department of Health is planning to hold at least 10 more swimming competitions in Mindanao, Visayas and Luzon in time for the September 8 World Rabies Day.
Final Invite (jpg file).

Baguio City, Philippines
Dr. Brigit Piok, the City Veterinary Officer and Dr. Pranin Doyayag, rabies control coordinator of the depratment of Agriculture has invited pet owners to have a dog walk along Session Road to Burnham Park. After the dog walk the office of the city veterinarian will conduct free anti-rabies vaccination and rabies control information campaign to the public. Pfizer Philippines has donated rabies vaccines and magazines while the Department of Agriculture shall provide posters and the Local Government of Baguio with the City Veterinary Office shall provide personnel to conduct vaccination and permit for the use of the road and Burnham Park for the activity. For more information contact Dr. Brigit Piok at !Please, turn on JavaScript or go to the contact us page!.

Calamba City, Laguna
The City Government of Calamba headed by Mayor Joaquin M. Chipeco, Jr., together with the City Agriculture office will launch activities on Sept. 7-8, 2007 in support of the 1st World Rabies Day Celebration! It will be co-sponsored by the ROTARY CLUB of Calamba. For more information contact Dr. Amano-Matibag at !Please, turn on JavaScript or go to the contact us page!.

Davao City, Philippines
On September 8, 2007, close to 50 dogs from all kinds of breed owned by people from all walks of life joined the inaugural celebration of the World Rabies Day in Davao City on September 8. The Department of Agriculture in cooperation with the City Veterinarian’s Office and the different canine clubs in the city spearhead the celebration with the theme "Working Together to Make Rabies-Free Philippines".

Manila
World Rabies Day events will be held at Tiendesitas, a well-known shopping area in Manila.  It will coincide with the celebration of World Homeless Animals day.  The two-part program will include an overview about rabies by the National Rabies Committee, speeches by secretaries from the Department of Health and the Department of Agriculture, the ceremonial vaccination of a child, a film on animal and human rabies, an interactive responsible pet ownership workshop, a candle light vigil to commemorate the 209 human deaths from rabies in 2006, and much more.  For additional information contact Beatriz  Quiambao at !Please, turn on JavaScript or go to the contact us page!.

Sapilang, Bacnotan, La Union
On August 21, 2007, the Institute of Veterinary Medicine-Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University (DMMMSU), will conduct a video presentation of rabies (in Filipino) at the Audio Visual Room for elementary pupils Grade 1-6 at 1:00 PM.  On August 28, 2007 the video presentation will be repeated for the high school.  Rabies vaccinations for dogs will be conducted for 2 weeks, from August 28 to September 7.  On September 7, 2007, a 3.5-kilometer dog walk/run (with their owners) will be held that passes through several villages and ends at the campus.  Fund raising activities are also planned.  For more information contact Ben Burgonio at 0915-8530971 or !Please, turn on JavaScript or go to the contact us page!.

Western Visayas-Philippines
To celebrate World Rabies Day, the Department of Agriculture will be conducting/coordinating the following activities. On September 2 at Molo Parish Plaza: Mass Rabies Vaccination and Awareness Campaign.  On September 5 at the Iloilo Provincial Capitol: Rabies Awareness Activities.  On September 6 in Cabatuan, Iloilo: Rabies Awareness Activities with Farmers and Teachers.  On September 7: Launching of the Barangay Rabies Vaccincation Centers in Zarragga, Iloilo.  On September 8 in Malay, Aklan: MOA signing of the Project for a Rabies-Free Boracay and Malayi.  For more information contact Jonic Atividadoic at !Please, turn on JavaScript or go to the contact us page!.

Zamboanga City
Zamboanga City Rabies Control Coordinating Committee approved the holding of a motorcade around the City on September 7, 2007 for the WRD Celebration. The Office of the City Veterinarian, Zamboanga City will conduct briefings in Barangay Divisoria on the New Rabies Law of 2007 and the City Pound Ordinance prior to the holding of animal rabies vaccination on September 8, 2007. For more information contact Dr. Mario Arriola at !Please, turn on JavaScript or go to the contact us page!.

Zamboange del Norte, Philippines
The Integrated Provincial Health Office - Provincial Public Health Unit (IPHO-PPHU) in coordination with the Provincial Veterinarian’s Office (PROVET) will be spearheading WRD by celebrating Rabies Awareness Week starting September 3 and ending on September 8. Various activities will be conducted to advocate for the control and prevention of rabies. A mass vaccination of dogs will also be held. For more information contact Dr. Eduardo M. Luayon at !Please, turn on JavaScript or go to the contact us page!.

SRI LANKA
Blue Paw Trust: Focus Programs will be held through popular television channels, specifically targeting children. Interviews with popular newspapers (targeting business community) and press releases in Sunday publications (targeting mass community) - the press releases will be sent to all the News Papers to appear in the Sunday editions as they have the largest circulation for all languages. The messages are aimed at prompting non-sympathizers or potential sympathizers into action and heighten community well being. For more information contact Sarah Vallentine at !Please, turn on JavaScript or go to the contact us page!.

On September 3, a media Seminar for the press will be held. Hon Minister of health will preside the seminar. All National and private and print media will give wide publicity on World Rabies Day and its objectives. On September 4, a national seminar for interministrial officials will be held at colombo On September 5, Dr. Harischandra will participate in a 30 min Radio program on national radio. Advocacy will also be provided through private radio stations over the phone on issues regarding rabies. A seminar and dog sterilization clinic will be held with the participation of local authorities and staff from Dr Harischnadra's office in the colombo suburb city Kolonnawa. On September 7, a vehicle procession and seminar for 1500 participants will be held at the peripheral disrict of Polonnaruwa and will be Presided by Dr. Harischandra. On September 8, national rabies control authorities together with veterinarians in Ministry of Livestock will conduct free rabies vaccination clinics in more than 200 vet offices island-wide. Island-wide poster, banner, and awareness campaign will be launched. For more information contact Dr. Harishandra at !Please, turn on JavaScript or go to the contact us page!.

THAILAND
The Phuket Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) will be working with the local government on a joint rabies vaccination project, with 4 full days of vaccination (every Friday prior to World Rabies Day). PAWS will provide the 3 veterinary staff and the government will provide the PR (big tents) and vaccines. For more information contact Sarah Vallentine at !Please, turn on JavaScript or go to the contact us page!.

Bangkok, Thailand
On September 4-6, 2007, the Asian Rabies Expert Bureau (AREB) will meet in Bangkok and organize a press conference (September 7) to raise awareness, present the conclusions of their meeting, and announce their support to the World Rabies Day. AREB Members will describe the activities conducted by their countries in observance or the World Rabies Day.  The Asian Rabies Expert Bureau is an informal group of experts in rabies, including members of nine Asian countries: Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Viet Nam. For more information, please visit the AREB website: http://www.areb.info/.

On September 8, 2007, the largest-ever gathering on rabies campaign will be organized by Molecular Biology Center for Neurological Diseases, Chulalongkorn University Hospital, Thai Red Cross Society, Ministry of Public Health, Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperation, Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, and various animal-lover groups.  The main venue of Thailand World Rabies Day will be at Lumpini Park, locating at the city centre of Bangkok.  Mass campaign to raise public awareness on rabies control and protection will be run through various activities: rabies exhibition, pet vaccination, essay competition for elementary students, and on “Love dog, love life” training for school teachers. The highlights also include a panel discussion with doctors and a rabies patient’s relative on “Rabies: how many lives will be taken more?” topic, and mini-concert from famous Thai singers.  For more information, please contact !Please, turn on JavaScript or go to the contact us page! !Please, turn on JavaScript or go to the contact us page!