One Employee’s Passion For Rabies Prevention

Bimeda’s South African division, Afrivet, is proud to count ZeroRab, a rabies vaccination, as part of its animal health portfolio.

Education regarding best practice for rabies prevention is carried out by the Afrivet technical team, as part of their commitment to One Health, the unifying approach to optimise the health of people, animals and the environment.

Afrivet employee Joyce Cherinda, was so dedicated to these efforts that she volunteered her own time to educate local communities on the importance of rabies prevention. In addition to general rabies education work, Joyce joined forces with an animal health technician and community outreach organisation to organise a rabies vaccination drive. As a result of her efforts, nearly 200 dogs and cats were successfully vaccinated.

Bimeda and Afrivet are proud to support employees who are committed to have a positive effect on the communities in which we operate. With the support of Afrivet, Joyce has also attained three of the five certificates available on the Global Alliance Rabies Control (GARC) education platform and is working towards the final two currently.