⇒ World Rabies Day is celebrated annually on 28 September to raise awareness about rabies prevention and to highlight progress in defeating this horrifying disease. This year the 15th World Rabies Day was celebrated.
Theme:
The theme of World Rabies Day 2021 was “Rabies: Facts, not Fear”.
This year’s theme was focused on sharing facts about rabies, and not spreading fear about the disease by relying on misinformation and myths.
History:
28 September also marks the anniversary of Louis Pasteur’s death, the French chemist and microbiologist, who developed the first rabies vaccine.
World Rabies Day Celebrations in India:
Launch of National Action Plan for dog Mediated Rabies Elimination:
On the occasion of World Rabies Day, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Shri Mansukh Mandaviya and Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Shri Parshottam Rupala unveiled the National Action Plan for dog Mediated Rabies Elimination by 2030 (NAPRE).
Shri Mansukh Mandaviya and Shri Parshottam Rupala also launched “Joint Inter-Ministerial Declaration Support Statement” for Elimination of Dog mediated Rabies from India by 2030 through One Health Approach.