By Royal Command of the President of the Chulabhorn Research Institute, Vice President for International Relations, Chulabhorn Research Institute, Presided over the Opening Ceremony of the Project on Management of Rabies to Communities in Loei Province
On January 27, 2024 at 09.00 a.m., by Royal Command of Professor Dr. Her Royal Highness Princess Chulabhorn Mahidol, President of the Chulabhorn Research Institute, Mr. Chalit Manityakul, Vice President for International Relations, Chulabhorn Research Institute, presided over the opening ceremony of the Project on Integrated Training for Knowledge Dissemination and Technology Transfer on the Management of Rabies to Communities. This event which is part of the strategy of HRH Princess Chulabhorn’s project on “Disease-free Animals, Safe Humans from Rabies”, was held at Loei Palace Hotel, Mueang Loei District, Loei Province.
The project was organized through the cooperation between the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and the Faculty of Education, Kasetsart University. The objective was to exchange knowledge on animal health, human health, and the efficient and sustainable management of dogs in communities. The various integrated training activities included lectures to provide academic knowledge, follow-up on the progress and cooperation among relevant agencies under the local laws and regulations in managing and solving the problems of stray dogs, promoting knowledge and understanding of rabies by using the Game Based Learning as a training tool, as well as a workshop on the use of the information systems to prevent rabies in schools and communities. Approximately 200 individuals attended, comprising livestock officials, public health officials from local administrative organizations, health education teachers, village health volunteers, and community representatives.
Loei Province has been selected as a target area for the operation of HRH Princess Chulabhorn’s project on “Disease-free Animals, Safe Humans from Rabies”. According to a report, the dog and cat population totals 47,927, of which 1,046 are already sterilized. Moreover, the Project on Personnel Potential Development in the Field of Rabies has been implemented for 100 local administrative organizations and 160 livestock volunteers, enabling them to transfer proper knowledge on rabies to their communities and efficiently manage the problems of stray dogs in their communities, fulfilling the intention of Professor Dr. Her Royal Highness Princess Chulabhorn Mahidol to eradicate rabies from Thailand sustainably.
Public Relations Section, Office of the President
January 30, 2024
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