EDUCATION OF AT RISK COMMUNITIES Deepashree Balaram Campaigns - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

EDUCATION OF AT RISK COMMUNITIES Deepashree Balaram Campaigns Director Global Alliance for Rabies Control

Changing behaviour to prevent rabies Transmission Total % routes Bitten by rabid dog 119 27% Scavenging garbage 58 13% Hot weather 45 10% Dirty food 39 9% Others 29 7% Inborn 12 3% Unvaccinated 11 3% Don’t know 162 37%

The community Early Childhood Intervention Rabies Curriculum Integration In school Rabies Corner Children Girl Scouts Out of Informal education school Community Seminars Public Theatre Communicating Health Adults Advocacy Mentorship Local authorities orientation Professionals Medical and veterinary staff (Speakers’ bureau/REC)

Increasing awareness in children

Increasing awareness in adults

Training the trainers

Integration into government- developed programmes

Increase awareness in your country For more information about field education programmes: • At this meeting: Meet Dr Sarah Jayme from GARC • After the meeting: Email sarah.jayme@rabiesalliance.org Online courses available at education.rabiesalliance.org Email education@rabiesalliance.org for further assistance Thank you.