Goa on its way to becoming nation’s only rabies-free state
- | Friday | 14th December, 2018
PANAJI: Goa is on its way to become country’s first rabies-free state as no cases of deaths due to the viral disease have been recorded in 2018. India was the first country that Mission Rabies started working in, beginning with a 14-city canine vaccination drive in 2013. Education being a key cornerstone of the project, the charity has worked in 1,390 schools across Goa and led workshops for hundreds. There is a multiplier effect to this,” said Mission Rabies director of education, Dr Murugan Appupillai.Goa was the pioneer state to start with Mission Rabies after the success of its pilot project in 2013. Following a successful pilot project, Mission Rabies began to focus on making Goa rabies-free as a model for other state governments.The project has now become the largest systematic mass dog vaccination and community education campaign to have ever been conducted in India.
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