Statement by the WHO Regional Director for Africa Following Historic Commitment to Immunization at 28th African Union Summit
31 January 2017, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
31 January 2017, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
28 September is World Rabies Day
It is celebrated annually to raise awareness about rabies prevention and to highlight progress in defeating this horrifying disease.
28 September also marks the anniversary of Louis Pasteur's death, the French chemist and microbiologist, who developed the first rabies vaccine.