#OneHealthChallenge
The Future is in Your Hands
Global One Health Challenge #TogetherAgainstRabies
Putting the One Health concept into action
The Global One Health Challenge is a joint initiative of:
www.ifmsa.org
www.ivsa.org
Rabies is preventable and global elimination of this terrifying zoonosis is possible. As a future medical or veterinary professional, you play an essential role in making this possibility a reality. Take part in the One Health Challenge to: Build relationships with others who want to make a difference Increase your knowledge of rabies prevention and learn valuable communication skills Teach your community to prevent rabies to save both human and animal lives Win exciting prizes
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Protect People & Animals
How do I take part? Create your team and register on our website at www.rabiesalliance.org.
The rest of the team can be from other fields, such as health, education and environmentally related disciplines. A team has a minimum of 2 members and a maximum of 5 members. Above all, we encourage cooperation between medical and veterinary students. The Global One Health Challenge is a joint initiative of:
www.ifmsa.org
www.ivsa.org
#TogetherAgainstRabies
Your team should have at least one veterinary student or one medical student.
We’re looking for strong partnerships and effective community outreach. Your event could be anything from mass dog vaccinations to school education to street theatre, anything that helps to increase awareness about rabies.
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Organize an event in your community on or near World Rabies Day
Strengthen your entry and maximize your impact by sharing your event with others around the world. Involve the media, create and post videos online, spread the message through Facebook and other social media, or any other way you like - #TogetherAgainstRabies #OneHealthChallenge.
Submit your completed entry through our website by November 30, 2014 - winners will be announced in January 2015.
The Global One Health Challenge is a joint initiative of:
www.ifmsa.org
www.ivsa.org
#TogetherAgainstRabies
You can download advice on organizing and promoting your event. And get some inspiration from last year’s winning events at http://rabiesalliance.org/media/news/announcing-the-one-healthchallenge-winners.
Around 70,000 people die from rabies annually, with over 99% of these deaths occurring in Africa and Asia, as a result of being bitten by an infected dog. Up to 60% of all dog bites and rabies deaths occur in children under 15 years of age. Dogs are major victims of the disease as well, with up to 20 million killed every year as a result of mass culling through misguided attempts to curb the disease. Rabies is 99.9%% fatal, but it is also 100% preventable. Eliminating the disease by vaccinating dogs protects them and stops transmission to people. But despite the existence of effective, relatively low-cost solutions to control animal rabies, people and animals are still dying because of this disease.
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About Rabies
You, One Health & the Future
The One Health Challenge puts this approach into practice, giving students the opportunity to see the benefits of working with other sectors to tackle complex diseases. To celebrate the 8th annual World Rabies Day on September 28th, the International Federation of Medical Students’ Associations (IFMSA) and the International Veterinary Students’ Association (IVSA) have teamed up with the Global Alliance for Rabies Control (GARC) for the One Health Challenge, a competition for veterinary and medical students all over the world. For more details, materials, and to register your event, visit www.rabiesalliance.org or email us at campaigns@rabiesalliance.org The Global One Health Challenge is a joint initiative of:
www.ifmsa.org
www.ivsa.org
#TogetherAgainstRabies
The hope of future rabies control is dependent on the execution of the One Health approach on global, regional, and national levels. One Health embraces both human and animal public health, inclusive of scientific method and research, community and governmental roles, communication and education. Rabies programs in South Africa and the Philippines have demonstrated that managing rabies is possible, if there is close cooperation of the veterinary health and public health sectors.