This #WorldVeterinaryDay is all about the value of #vaccination and what better opportunity to remind us all how #lifesaving this can be. By vaccinating dogs, we're stopping #rabies at its source, preventing infected bites and saving both canine and human lives!

Vaccinated #dogs are super dogs as they slow the overall rate of infections, protects many people while vaccinating a person only protects that individual. By vaccinating 70% of the roaming dog population, we can eliminate #rabies. #Betterwithdogs bit.ly/2V7M4cF

Snakebites are 'the biggest public health crisis you have likely never head of' - Kofi Annan. Tens of thousands of people die from #snakebites each year 🐍 By 2030, World Health Organization (WHO) want to halve the number of people killed by them globally: wellc.me/2U1xeyV

Did you know that millions of dogs are culled globally for fear of spreading rabies? To curb this cruelty we have vaccinated 1.6 million dogs since 2013 in collaboration with governments and local organizations.. Learn more bit.ly/2J0Oqni #LifesBetterWithDogs

#LifesBetterWithDogs Lucy Wanjiku Our recently launched survey reveals that only 16% of #dogs are registered in #Nairobi. This is why most of them are unclaimed, left to suffer from diseases and adverse mistreatment in the communities. Learn more here bit.ly/2GSG2Uo

"...this is not a "donor-funded work" it is our work, it is the Ministries work trialling the sustainable approach for dog vaccination, let's get-off that mentality" DVS @RabiesFreeTZA #Stakeholdersmeeting

it is alarming that the incidence of human #rabies in #Iraq exceeds that of its neighboring countries substantially. Currently, no new data are available on the situation, but a drastic worsening is expected... read more in this paper mdpi.com/2306-7381/5/3/… #داءالكلب #العراق

Do you have questions about NTDs? Do you want to know how many people are affected by a particular disease, in a particular country, at any given time? Our interactive dashboards display data from World Health Organization (WHO) and our partners to tell the complete story of NTDs: bit.ly/303yHsY

The The Global Fund and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance together in #StepUpTheFight.The 6th replenishment in Lyon next week is a decisive moment in the fight against the three epidemics .We look forward to similar robust support for Gavi in June next year in London.Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

Promoting Women Leaders In Global Health is a huge priority for me and for the Gates Foundation. So proud to support this impressive gathering in 🇷🇼to recognize and advocate for women working in health. #WLGH19

This could be a game-changing technology. Particles for Humanity has received a $5 million grant from the @GatesFoundation to evaluate a Single Injection (SI) vaccine delivery technology that delivers all the doses required for full immunization in one injection. particlesfh.com/new-events/202…