CDH CONDUCTS WEBINAR ON RABIES AWARENESS, RESPONSIBLE PET OWNERSHIP
By: MARLON C. RUNAS, GPC-CDH | Photos By: Edgar Soller- CDH | Date: March 23, 2021
STRENGTHENING PUBLIC AWARENESS ON RABIES, RESPONSIBLE PET OWNERSHIP. In celebration of the Rabies Awareness Month this 2021, with the theme “Maging Responsableng Amo, Huwag Hayaang Gumala ang Alagang Pusa’t Aso,” Caba District Hospital conducted a Webinar on Rabies Awareness on March 23, 2021 through video conferencing.
Resource Speaker Kristel Gizelle A. Beñas, a Nurse and Animal Bite Treatment Center Trainer from Ilocos Training and Regional Medical Center tackled various topics such as rabies management for humans and animals; responsible pet ownership; prevention of rabies through vaccination; and registration of pets.
The Rabies Awareness Month is celebrated every March by virtue of Executive Order No. 84 signed on March 13, 1999 by then President Joseph Estrada.
In celebration of the Rabies Awareness Month this 2021, with the theme “Maging Responsableng Amo, Huwag Hayaang Gumala ang Alagang Pusa’t Aso,” Caba District Hospital (CDH) conducted a Webinar on Rabies Awareness on March 23, 2021 through video conferencing.
Resource Speaker Kristel Gizelle A. Beñas, a Nurse and Animal Bite Treatment Center Trainer from Ilocos Training and Regional Medical Center tackled various topics such as rabies management for humans and animals; responsible pet ownership; prevention of rabies through vaccination; and registration of pets.
Also discussed was the revised guidelines on the management of rabies exposure highlighting the World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations on shorter, more feasible pre and post exposure prophylaxis protocol to maximize the use of the rabies immunoglobulins and the guidance on the selection and use of human rabies vaccines that will address the global shortage of WHO pre-qualified human rabies vaccines. Ms. Beñas emphasized that to be able to manage the spread of rabies, participants are encouraged to take their part in the prevention.
The activity was participated in by health workers from the Rural Health Units of Bauang, Caba, Aringay and Agoo; Local Government Officials; other District Hospitals and CDH staff via zoom and facebook live with 23 shares, 893 views and 1,775 people reached. Participants also showed their commitment to end the rabies disease through a campaign to increase awareness about rabies prevention.
Rabies remains to be a public health concern in the country hence, health institutions should take their part in raising people’s awareness to the danger of infectious viral diseases like rabies. Pet owners should practice responsible pet ownership by having pets vaccinated and keeping them safe whether inside or outside the house and reporting stray animals to the local government authorities.
The Rabies Awareness Month is celebrated every March by virtue of Executive Order No. 84 signed on March 13, 1999 by then President Joseph Estrada.
