Combat in opposition to rabies in Bobo: vaccinate your animals between August 9 and September 8, 2024

The launch of the rabies vaccination marketing campaign passed off locally of Bobo-Dioulasso on Friday August 9, 2024. It was within the provincial directorate of Agriculture, Animal Sources and Fisheries in Houet.

The present vaccination marketing campaign in opposition to canine rabies was launched with the primary goal of vaccinating round 8,000 pets, on Friday 9 August, 2024, by the Consultant Minister answerable for animal sources, Dr Amadou Dicko. This present marketing campaign is organized by the provincial directorate of Agriculture, Animal Sources and Fisheries Houet, in collaboration with the commune of Bobo-Dioulasso with the assist of the Meals and Agriculture Group of the United Nations (FAO). Its purpose is to guard the inhabitants of Bobo-Dioulasso from rabies, an infectious and deadly illness. It additionally goals to tell and lift consciousness amongst political, administrative, spiritual and regular authorities of the significance of vaccination in opposition to rabies; inform and lift consciousness amongst youngsters and particularly college youngsters concerning the significance of rabies in order that they go this message on to their dad and mom; but additionally to tell and lift consciousness among the many city inhabitants and pet house owners to vaccinate them yearly in opposition to rabies transmitted by pets. “Rabies is a public well being downside. Eradication is crucial which requires vaccination of pets. We welcome the initiative of the ministry answerable for animal sources and its companions who set up the vaccination marketing campaign yearly so as to shield folks and animals,” stated Laurent Kontogom, president of the particular municipal delegation of Bobo-Dioulasso.
Assist from FAO for the success of the marketing campaign
FAO is as soon as once more current alongside Burkina Faso, to contribute successfully to the management of rabies by varied technical and monetary help with a contribution of greater than 36 million FCFA. “FAO is dedicated to organizing an in depth communication marketing campaign and vaccinating animals by procuring vaccination doses. FAO’s assist can even embody guaranteeing the mobility of technical groups that may go into the sector to hold out this marketing campaign. Past that, we additionally present different varieties of gear comparable to fridges and different small gear to make sure this vaccination marketing campaign,” stated Benjamin Soubeiga, consultant of the FAO interim consultant in Burkina Faso. In line with the Deputy Minister answerable for animal sources, Dr Amadou Dicko, human well being can also be about bettering animal well being. That’s the reason his division continues to enhance a number of methods geared toward rising animal well being. Observe that the vaccination value per individual is 1000 FCFA
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