NEW DELHI: A number of organizations are collaborating on a round of
training sessions geared toward helping professionals tackle rabies. The
programme, VetTrain, formulated by Australian NGO, Vets Beyond Borders
will be held on the premises of Jeevasharam Animal Welfare Foundation, in Rajokri, from June 18 to June 30. The programme will be supported by the Australian government's AusAID, University of Queensland Veterinary School and the Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI).
The first round of the ongoing programme which will cover the entire country, will include government veterinary doctors from Punjab. About eight veterinarians, 10 para-veterinarians, six dog-catchers and programme managers for Animal Birth Control measures will be attending. Animal birth control - Anti-Rabies, or ABC-AR, "is one of the best ways to control rabies," says Dr. Vinod Sharma, chief officer, Jeevashram.
But just operating on the stray dog won't help, says Sharma, "The municipal bodies must take care of garbage management, colonies must learn how to take care of street dogs and also learn how important it is for their own pets to be spayed and neutred."
Dog sterilization and mass vaccination are methods recommended by the World Health Organization(WHO) ; in India, the AWBI is responsible for implementing ABC-AR programmes. The training will help in "upskilling" ABC-AR personnel to the AWBI's standard operating procedures so they are equipped to tacking this public health issue in their home states.
The first round of the ongoing programme which will cover the entire country, will include government veterinary doctors from Punjab. About eight veterinarians, 10 para-veterinarians, six dog-catchers and programme managers for Animal Birth Control measures will be attending. Animal birth control - Anti-Rabies, or ABC-AR, "is one of the best ways to control rabies," says Dr. Vinod Sharma, chief officer, Jeevashram.
But just operating on the stray dog won't help, says Sharma, "The municipal bodies must take care of garbage management, colonies must learn how to take care of street dogs and also learn how important it is for their own pets to be spayed and neutred."
Dog sterilization and mass vaccination are methods recommended by the World Health Organization(WHO) ; in India, the AWBI is responsible for implementing ABC-AR programmes. The training will help in "upskilling" ABC-AR personnel to the AWBI's standard operating procedures so they are equipped to tacking this public health issue in their home states.
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