In hotspot Kenyan counties where rabies is prevalent, community members take every opportunity to protect their animals against the fatal zoonotic disease. When the Julie Kelly Team of International Veterinary Volunteers and Doctors arrived early morning at the shopping centers to vaccinate, deworm and treat, queues of people were already waiting in line.

Partnering with Machakos and Taita Taveta counties, ANAW in collaboration with a group of veterinarians and volunteers led by Dr. Julie Kelly held mass rabies vaccination campaigns. This campaign was part of activities aimed at eliminating human dog-mediated rabies in Kenya by the year 2030 as per the Strategic Plan for the Elimination of Human Rabies in Kenya (2014 – 2030).

In partnership with the respective County Veterinary Officers, the 5-day mass rabies intervention vaccinated 5387 animals (3366 dogs, 348 cats and 1673 donkeys) in Machakos and Taita Taveta Counties.