
27/03/2025
March is designated as Rabies Awareness Month, a period dedicated to raising awareness about rabies prevention and control, with the goal of promoting responsible pet ownership, and encouraging vaccination to reduce the incidence of this deadly, yet preventable, disease. The theme for Rabies Awareness Month in the Philippines between 2022-2027 is "Rabies-free na pusa't a*o, kaligtasan ng pamilyang Pilipino".
The Local Government Unit of Esperanza in partnership with RHU Esperanza Animal Bite Treatment Center and Office of the Agricultural Services conducted series of activities to celebrate the Rabies Awareness Month. These includes:
⭐ Information Dessemination on Rabies Prevention and Control
⭐ IEC on Responsible Pet Ownership
⭐ IEC on RA 9482 (Anti-Rabies Act of 2007)
⭐ Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis to AT Personnel
⭐ Conduct of Anti-Rabies Vaccination to Animals (Dogs and Cats).
With these activities conducted, our LGU is in line with the global goal, which is to eliminate animal-mediated human rabies deaths by 2030.