The implementation of rabies prevention and control communication campaign in schools across the province
08/12/2024
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(binhthuan.gov.vn)
The Department of Health of Binh Thuan Province announced that on November 6
and December 13, 2024, it will organize training sessions on "Implementing
Rabies Prevention and Control Communication in Schools across the
Province."
It is expected that the primary participants of the training
sessions will be representatives from high schools, junior high schools,
elementary schools, and kindergartens across the province. The content of the
training sessions will focus on raising awareness about the characteristics and
dangers of rabies, how to identify animals that are infected or suspected of
being infected with rabies, and how to handle them. The sessions will also
cover policies and regulations on the management of dog and cat ownership,
rabies vaccination for dogs and cats, and measures to prevent and control
rabies.
This is also an opportunity for the health sector to raise
awareness among staff, teachers, and parents about the dangers of rabies and
measures to prevent rabies in humans. Additionally, the sessions will guide
people who have been bitten by dogs or cats on how to provide initial medical
care immediately after the bite and seek timely treatment at healthcare
facilities for post-exposure prophylaxis.
The Health sector hopes that through the upcoming training
sessions, it will help raise community awareness about rabies prevention and
control in humans. At the same time, it aims to increase the vaccination rate
for people bitten by animals and strives to prevent any fatalities from rabies.
In Binh Thuan, since the beginning of the year, the province
has recorded 10 cases of suspected rabies-related deaths. According to the
health sector's assessment, the high number of rabies-related deaths is due to
the increasing number of dogs and cats kept by households, with inadequate
management of these animals and a low vaccination rate among pets. Through
medical investigations, most of the rabies-related fatalities in the province
involved individuals who did not receive the rabies vaccine after being bitten
by rabid dogs or cats. There is still a portion of the population that, after
being bitten by a dog or cat, does not seek medical advice or rabies
vaccination, instead opting for traditional healing methods./.
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