“One of our biggest achievements has been to educate children by visiting schools and teach adults on how to understand dogs better so they can avoid bites,” says Gowri Yale, spokesperson for Mission Rabies.
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为提高认识大力开展宣传活动
Awareness campaign
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“公众参与和教育对于任何可持续狂犬病规划都是必不可少的。”
“Public engagement and education are essential to any sustainable rabies programme,” says Dr Bernadette Abela-Ridder, Team Leader, Neglected Zoonotic Diseases unit at WHO.
“Simple messages that focus on bite avoidance, correct wound management and post-exposure prophylaxis as well as correctly washing dog-bite wounds and seeking medical help from doctors instead of local healers are crucial.”
The campaign in Goa is funded through a matched grant from the Government of Goa and the Dogs Trust.
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果阿邦政府还设立了高级委员会和区级机制来监督规划的执行情况。
The Government of Goa has also set-up high-powered committees and district level mechanisms to oversee programme implementation.
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控制狗的狂犬病
Controlling rabies in dogs
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在2014年上半年，在兽医、公共卫生工作者和志愿者的帮助下，给2万多条狗接种了狂犬病疫苗。
During the initial six-month period in 2014, with the help of veterinarians, public health workers and volunteers, more than 20 000 dogs were vaccinated.
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随后在2015年和2016年开展的活动中，给18万多条狗接种了疫苗并进行了绝育手术。
Subsequent vaccination and sterilization campaigns, in 2015 and 2016, led to vaccination of over 180 000 dogs.
The campaign’s outreach has been impressive: over 1900 rabies education classes in more than 1600 schools reaching more than 500 000 children with information about rabies and dog bite prevention.