GARC's mission is to prevent human deaths from dog-mediated rabies and relieve the burden of rabies in other animal populations, especially dogs.
The aim is to eliminate human deaths from dog rabies by 2030, by working with governments; veterinary, public health and educational experts; and communities to facilitate policy change and build capacity to eliminate rabies in areas hardest hit by the disease.
End Rabies Now (ERN) is a GARC-coordinated communications campaign that aims to galvanize global support and funding to end human deaths from dog-mediated rabies by 2030. Education is very important in the zero by 30 campaign, get involved.
The End Rabies Now campaign goals are to:
1)Significantly raise the profile of rabies as a global health challenge that demands international attention and active support to save lives.
2)Support the achievement of a target set out by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 3 (SDG 3) that aims to end the epidemics of neglected tropical diseases by 2030.
3) Put rabies elimination on the agenda of foundations, donor governments and international institutions; thereby increasing available financial resources to stimulate action in rabies-endemic countries.
4) Gain the commitment of politicians to advocate for and support rabies elimination in endemic countries
Create a platform to galvanize civil society groups interested in rabies control to present a united front against rabies.
