One Health Workshop for Rabies
Prevention and Control in Haiti
PARTNERS LIST
Ministère de l'Agriculture des Ressources Naturelles et du
Développement Rural (Haiti)
Ministère de la Santé Publique et de la Population (Haiti)
Direction d’Epidémiologie de Laboratoire et de
Recherches (Haiti)
Continuing Promise 2015, U.S. Naval Ship (USNS) Comfort
US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
CDC works with Haitian, U.S., and international partners to strengthen rabies
surveillance and laboratory capacity, provide expertise and education on rabies
prevention and control, and foster collaborations among the many partners who
share the vision of one day eliminating rabies in animals and humans. As a World
Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Center for Reference and Research on
Rabies, CDC provides laboratory reference and diagnostic services for rabies
throughout the world. CDC promotes and encourages participation in World Rabies
Day activities across the globe.
David Lowrance, MD, MPH, DTM&H, CDC Country Director in Haiti: “Recent
efforts by the Government of Haiti, CDC, and other partners have led to notable
improvements in rabies control. For example, since CDC and Haiti began
collaborating on rabies in 2013, the number of suspected cases of canine rabies
investigated in the Port-au-Prince area has increased 14 fold. By continuing to work
together, we can accelerate this remarkable progress and end rabies in Haiti.”
Ryan Wallace, CDC Rabies Program: “My years of working in Haiti have given
me an appreciation for their vibrant culture, but also a glimpse into the poverty that
enables canine rabies, a preventable disease, to persist. Together with our Haitian
partners we have increased capacity to rapidly detect and remove rabid animals from
communities, thereby preventing additional human rabies cases and halting the
transmission cycle. As a veterinarian working in the field of public health, I cannot
imagine a more rewarding disease to fight against.”
Global Alliance for Rabies Control (GARC)
GARC is a leading non-profit organization that works with governments, veterinary,
public health and educational experts, and communities to eliminate rabies in areas
hardest hit by the disease. GARC’s mission is to eliminate human deaths from rabies
and relieve the burden of rabies in animal populations, especially dogs. For more
information about rabies and GARC’s work, visit http://rabiesalliance.org.
Professor Louis Nel, Executive Director, GARC: “We can make the Americas
rabies-free with focused action in the few areas, like Haiti, where it is still a problem.
The Global Alliance for Rabies Control (GARC) is helping with this effort by
working with its partners to develop this One Health workshop. The One Health
approach coordinates efforts across both human and animal health sectors.
“Education is key to eliminating rabies. We are appealing for more people to become
certified community rabies educators. They will empower communities to take steps
toward the long term control of rabies and save lives”.
Pan American Health Organisation/World Health Organisation
International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW)
Founded in 1969, IFAW rescues and protects animals around the world. With
projects in more than 40 countries, IFAW rescues individual animals, works to
prevent cruelty to animals, and advocates for the protection of wildlife and habitats.
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Hanna Lentz, IFAW Companion Animals Program: “Rabies is scary, but the road
to eradicate rabies is not. Vaccines combined with targeted campaigns offer an easy
choice; and as long as leaders make evidenced-based decisions to protect
communities, and compassionate choices to ensure that people and animals are safe,
there is no reason to live in fear.
Though dogs have long been at the epicenter of many a rabies crisis, the solution is in
human hands. In celebration of World Rabies Day, let us remember that the
opportunity to end rabies is ours. The more people who know the facts about rabies
the more influence we can collectively have on eradicating the disease.
Be part of the solution.
Humane Society International (HSI)
Humane Society International and its partner organisations together constitute one of
the world’s largest animal protection organisations. For more than 20 years, HSI has
been working for the protection of all animals through the use of science, advocacy,
education and hands on programs. Celebrating animals and confronting cruelty
worldwide – on the Web at hsi.org.
Dr. Joann Lindenmayer, DVM, MPH, Senior Manager of Disaster Operations,
Director of HSI’s Haiti Program, and Chair of the One Health Commission:
“Eliminating rabies and reducing dog bites can be achieved through sustained rabies
vaccination efforts on the part of public and animal health professionals, humane dog
population management and educating people, especially children who constitute the
majority of rabies victims, about responsible dog care. Humane Society
International’s programs support all three means of eliminating this deadly disease.”
Christian Veterinary Mission (CVM)