The BIG FIX Uganda will be providing free rabies vaccinations and deworming at 93 locations during 2024. View our 2024 vaccination clinic schedule HERE.
World Rabies Day 2024
28 September
Free Vaccination Clinics
in Amuru District, Uganda
We believe the best way for us to acknowledge World Rabies Day is to again provide free rabies vaccinations for dogs and cats in Amuru District on 28 September 2023. BIG FIX Uganda will work in proud cooperation with the Amuru District Veterinary Officer and local leaders to bring free rabies vaccinations to two sites: Pabbo Town Council and Jengari, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Free spay/neuter surgeries will also be provided on a first-come, first-served basis at the Pabbo Town Council site only. Our field educators will be on hand to help you to groom and wash your dogs and provide help with caring for your dogs and cats.
Please bring your dog with a safe neck restraint - such as a piece of rope - and please do not use wire or chains around your dog's neck. These can cause serious injury and even death.
Please wear a face mask and be cooperative with our staff as we do our best to ensure that all COVID protocols are followed, to keep everyone safe.
28 September
Free Vaccination Clinics
in Amuru District, Uganda
We believe the best way for us to acknowledge World Rabies Day is to again provide free rabies vaccinations for dogs and cats in Amuru District on 28 September 2023. BIG FIX Uganda will work in proud cooperation with the Amuru District Veterinary Officer and local leaders to bring free rabies vaccinations to two sites: Pabbo Town Council and Jengari, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Free spay/neuter surgeries will also be provided on a first-come, first-served basis at the Pabbo Town Council site only. Our field educators will be on hand to help you to groom and wash your dogs and provide help with caring for your dogs and cats.
Please bring your dog with a safe neck restraint - such as a piece of rope - and please do not use wire or chains around your dog's neck. These can cause serious injury and even death.
Please wear a face mask and be cooperative with our staff as we do our best to ensure that all COVID protocols are followed, to keep everyone safe.
The BIG FIX Uganda is the 2018 recipient of the WORLD RABIES DAY AWARD FOR SUB-SAHARA AFRICA (PARACON).
The World Rabies Day awards are given by a committee including individuals from the World Health Organization (WHO), Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), World Organization for Animal Health (OIE), Center for Disease Control, MSD Animal Health, and the Global Alliance for Rabies Control.
Rabies is 100% preventable but we need YOUR help to vaccinate dogs in Northern Uganda. Will you please help us save more dogs - and people - from this horrific yet preventable disease?
The World Rabies Day awards are given by a committee including individuals from the World Health Organization (WHO), Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), World Organization for Animal Health (OIE), Center for Disease Control, MSD Animal Health, and the Global Alliance for Rabies Control.
Rabies is 100% preventable but we need YOUR help to vaccinate dogs in Northern Uganda. Will you please help us save more dogs - and people - from this horrific yet preventable disease?
Every week, The BIG FIX Uganda receives reports of suspected rabid dogs in Northern Uganda. These poor dogs become infected with rabies, then go on a mad spree biting many humans and animals before dying. Children are most often the bite victims of rabid dogs. They are bitten while on their way to school, going to fetch water, sitting on the latrine, and sleeping in their homes. Without expensive post-exposure treatment, rabies is 100% fatal. To date, BIG FIX Uganda has provided over 100,000 rabies vaccinations in Northern Uganda.
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The World Health Organization (WHO) states: "Rabies is a vaccine-preventable disease. The most cost-effective strategy for preventing Rabies in people is by eliminating Rabies in dogs through vaccination. Vaccination of animals (mostly dogs) has reduced the number of human (and animal) Rabies cases in several countries, particularly in Latin America. However, recent increases in human Rabies deaths in parts of Africa, Asia and Latin America suggest that Rabies is re-emerging as a serious public health issue. Preventing human Rabies through control of domestic dog rabies is a realistic goal for large parts of Africa and Asia, and is justified financially by the future savings of discontinuing post-exposure prophylaxis for people." Read more here: WHO Rabies Fact Sheet.
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