Locally-relevant information was always presented

LifeStock engaged with the Merrick and Company to deliver a series of on-line trainings to field, academic, and government veterinarians, on community engagement with smallholders.

During 2021 and 2022, on-line training occurred, in FRENCH, on biosafety, biosecurity, risk assessment, and key transboundary and zoonotic diseases.

At the conclusion of the trainings, all participants were required to design and execute a community engagement training activity, geared to smallholders, to help bring them into the surveillance system, control the worst diseases, and so improve food security and public health.

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Rabies costs Algeria more than $19M US annually

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Rabies statistics for Algerians

In Algeria, there is an average of 22 human deaths annually due to rabies.

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Statistics for vaccines and PEP

In Algeria, vaccine coverage for dogs is only 23.7% and there are about 80,000 humans treated for Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) for rabies annually.

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Project funding

This project was funded by Department of State Bioengagement Program, through the Merrick Corporation.