Mission Rabies

Mission Rabies

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

Mission Rabies members come to catch stray dogs with nets

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]

Geographic scope

The 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.

Mission Rabies Cambodia

In 2024, Mission Rabies led Asia’s largest rabies vaccination campaign. During a two-week mission, 229,488 dogs were vaccinated across Cambodia. ^{[5] [6]} This campaign was implemented by WVS Cambodia. ^[7]

References

1. 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.
2. "Mission Rabies". Mission Rabies. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
3. "Mission Rabies". The Hindu. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
4. Gamble, Luke. "Mission Rabies". Mission Rabies. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
5. "Campaign to combat rabies in Asia reports nearly 230K dogs vaccinated". dvm360. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
6. "One Health in practice: towards effective and feasible rabies elimination in Cambodia". World Health Organisation. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
7. "Project Cambodia". Mission Rabies.

Further reading

• "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

External links

• Official website