14th Rabies Week Celebration

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.

Every year from its establishment IVSA NPI celebrates the day by conducting a week-long celebration package consisting awareness programs, related curricular activities, vaccination program,etc.
This year also IVSA NPI successfully celebrated  'WORLD RABIES DAY 2020' conveying slogan "End Rabies: Collaborate, Vaccinate" with holding hands together worldwide to make effort to eliminate this disease. 

 

Unfortunately, this year has been a pandemic year so our academic institution was closed and we all were under lockdown condition at our home. So looking at this condition we were unable to conduct these programs in those previous year manners. So following government rules and regulations we celebrated World Rabies Day 2020 (14th World Rabies Day) by organizing a week long events. And our  events were schedule as follows;

 

 

 S.N.

         Name Of Events

         Events Date

 

 1.

 

 Virtual School Awareness

 21st - 22nd September

 

 2.

 

 Quiz Program

 Starting From 22nd  September

 

 3.

 

 Live Podcast

 24th – 27th September

 

 4.

 

 Panel Discussion Program

 26th  September

 

 5.

 

 Poster Presentation Program

 27th  September

 

 6.

 

 Vaccination Program (If possible)

 28th  September

 

  RABIES WEEK CELEBRATION 

First day & Second day( 21st & 22nd sept.)

  • School Awareness program

On 1st & 2nd day of Rabies Week 2020, we conducted school awareness program via virtual medium (zoom meeting) to the students of South Asian Scholars Academy (Class 8 & 9) and Usha Bal Vatika Secondary School (Class 7 & 9) on 21 & 22 September respectively with the active participation of more than 60 students . Participants were able to grasp some basic and effective knowledge about rabies along with the theme "End Rabies: Collaborate, Vaccinate"

Presenters :

Miss Nirdista Pathak (Usha Bal Batika Secondary School)

Mr Dev Sah ( South Asian scholars Academy) 

 

  • Online quiz contest

On the occasion, we conducted the “Online Quiz Contest” competition which was started from 22 September and ended on 27 September. A group of questions are published daily on our official Facebook and Instagram page and we are very much delighted by so many active participation of our friends and helped for our successful program.

Winner announcement: Sept. 29 

Winner: Miss Pramila Subedi ( AFU )

 

 Third day (23th sept.), Fourth day (24th sept.), Fifth day (25th sept.)

The following days went with the continuation of pre-programs:

  • Quiz contest

  • Informative photo with quotation

  • Facts on rabies

On 24th sept. a new competition program was started “Poster Making Competition on Rabies” and the competition ended on 28 sept. And the total of 14 participants had shown their extraordinary effort and art through their poster.

Winner announced on Sept. 30:

Judge : Dr. Srijan Banstola

Winner :  Mr. Jagdish Rijal

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Sixth day (26th sept.)

      On the day we conducted a one day “Pannel Discussion” program via virtual medium (zoom meeting) and the program went very well with more than 40 beneficiary attendees. 

The Panel discussion consist of group of panelist who are from multiple sectors: 

  1. Dr. Egendra Kumar Shrestha (Academic director of NPI college and Patron of Ivsa Npi) 

  • He gave his informative and effective presentation on topic “Rabies and it’s Zoonotic importance.

  1. Dr. Amir Sadaula (National Trust for Nature Conservation (NTNC))

  • He explained and elaborated on the condition of Rabies effect on wildlife through presentation on topic “Rabies in Wild Animals”

  1. Ms. Sneha Shrestha (Founder of Sneha’s Care, President, Federation of Animal Welfare Nepal)

  • She is a CEO of successful social and animal welfare foundation. She explained briefly about the animal welfare programs and efforts made by her foundation to reduce the Rabies in places of country and the effectives measures adopted to make the work effective.  

Seventh day (27th sept.)

On 27th September 2020, International Veterinary Students Association NPI (IVSA NPI) had successfully conducted Radio Talk Program Regarding 'Rabies Awareness. Mr. Narayan Poudel, the president of IVSA NPI was hosted by the Hamro Rapti FM.

The “Radio Talk Show" provided us an opportunity to raise awareness regarding rabies at the community level.

 

 Rabies Day Celebration (28th sept.)

On 28th September 2020 , International Veterinary Students Association NPI ( IVSA NPI ) has successfully conducted vaccination program on the occassion of World Rabies Day

The vaccination program was conducted at Gaidakot and Ratnanagar area . More than 30 dogs and cats were vaccinated. 

We the IVSA NPI family were very thankful to the Rotract Club of Gaidakot and Ratnanagar Pasu Sewa Sakha who gave their support and helping hand in making program fruitful to everyone.

 

Other curricular activities:

  1. Facts on Rabies

On the occasion dozens of facts about the Rabies related information are posted and shared on social media on our official page and shared throughout by our helping hands. As the right information on right time not only help to control the disease but that also help to to prevent it from occurring.

  1. Informative photo with quotation:

The week celebration was added with visual and brief information idea. On daily basis a poster containing a related picture and a short informative note was posted till the last day of the week.

 

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