Rabies & One Health: From basics to cross-sectoral action to stop human rabies deaths
Type
Course
Location
Web-based
Duration
3 Hours
Programme Area
Other
Price
$0.00
Event Focal Point Email
globalhealth@unitar.org
Registration
Public – by registration
Mode of Delivery
E-learning
Language(s)
English
Pillar
The Defeat NCD Partnership
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Despite being fully preventable, dog-mediated human rabies kills tens of thousands of people every year, especially in rural and impoverished areas in Africa and Asia. This course provides participants with knowledge about the biology and epidemiology of this Neglected Zoonotic Disease, the current “Zero by 30” rabies elimination strategy, and how to prevent rabies in people and dogs by taking a One Health approach. The learning package consists of seven modules, which include downloadable video-lectures by global experts and professionals confronted with rabies in the field.
Photo credit: WHO/ Budi Chandra
Approximate course duration: 3 hours
Languages
This course is available in the following languages: Français
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Assessment & Awards
You will receive a Confirmation of Participation upon completing all the modules in this course. Please note that this award does not serve as a professional qualification.
- Describe the basics of the infection biology and eco-epidemiology of rabies in dogs and humans;
- Discuss comparatively the burden of rabies in different parts of the world, highlighting hotspot countries and regions;
- Define the main pillars of the Zero by 30 rabies elimination strategy and the role of associated stakeholders;
- Illustrate the main strategies to prevent rabies in people and dogs, and the critical role of disease surveillance to support elimination;
- Justify the importance of a One Health approach to prevent and control rabies, providing specific examples of public health interventions in different contexts of the world;
- Debate the main challenges for rabies elimination and the areas that need to be reinforced, providing specific examples of pragmatic and locally adapted solutions and opportunities for innovation;
- Advocate for effective collaborative approaches to control and prevent rabies.
This course targets both a general audience and those who would like to learn more about rabies and the pathway to eliminating this disease – like prospective and current public health and animal health practitioners in rabies endemic countries.
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