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Bohol, Philippines 2011 -- These photos were captured by Dr. Deborah J. Briggs.
Children bring their pets to be vaccinated at an anti-rabies clinic set up in one of the local villages in the province of Bohol, Philippines.
A child brings her dog to be vaccinated and holds a giant umbrella to protect her from the rain.
The team gathers for a welcome meal before they review the project.
International experts review the agenda for the visit.
A local public health officer explains to the audience and to the international team exactly how the rabies prevention program was rolled out across the entire province of Bohol.
Dr Betsy Miranda, international rabies expert and Head of the Asian Division of the Global Alliance for Rabies Control, explains to the participants exactly what was accomplished through the project on Bohol.
These data present how many dogs were vaccinated throughout Bohol. They are part of the data collected by the Office of the Provincial Veterinarian.
Dr Stella Lapiz, on the left, is the Provinical Veterinarian of Bohol and headed up the provincial team in its successful effort to eliminate dog rabies in Bohol.
A local vaccinating team has set up a dog vaccination clinic in the province. This health worker is examining a dog before it is vaccinated.
Dog vaccination stations (like this one) have been set up throughout the province to make sure that at least 70% of the dogs are vaccinated.
Although it is raining, local residents will bring their dogs to the station to be vaccinated against rabies. Some participants to the clinic arrive on motorbikes (in the background).
This particular clinic is occurring during a light rain shower. Even the dogs like to get under the umbrellas! This owner is bringing her dog to be vaccinated
The guides are explaining how the vaccination clinic works in the community. The health worker in the middle is wearing a shirt that reads "Working Together to Make Rabies History! Philippines."
Local residents pay about 1 US dollar to vaccinate and register their dogs. This helps to keep track of all of the dogs in the province.
The signs outside the animal clinic read: "Republic of the Philippines, Proince of Bohol, City of Tagbilaran, Office of the Provincial Veterinarian, Techno Serbisyo, Animal Clinic."
A veterinarian gets ready to vaccinate a dog brought to the clinic.
Local residents are happy that the vaccination clinic is made available for them to get their dogs vaccinated against rabies.
A woman proudly brings her puppy to be vaccinated and protected against rabies.
A veterinarian and his assistant are taking a blood sample from this dog to check its health status.
The animal clinic becomes a social event for both people and animals.
Pet owners may get their dogs spayed or neutered at this clinic, too, which means a lower cost for their pet licensing and better overall control of the dog population.
Accurate record-keeping is a critical part of the animal clinic work.
Collars are put on dogs after they are vaccinated in order to identify that they have received the vaccine.
The poster behind this woman warns of the need for tsunami awareness and preparedness.
Humane cages are used to capture dogs and bring them to be vaccinated.
Some animals arrive in mini-trucks.
Cats are also brought by their owners to receive rabies vaccination. .
Young students are lined up for assembly before beginning their lessons for the day.
The team is invited by the school principal to talk about rabies prevention to the students.
The presenters explain the importance of not approaching unknown animals and letting an adult know if they are bitten.
The project used a new technique to educate the students. Rabies educational material was built into teaching modules for science, math, English and the local language. This provided sustainability throughout the entire population by educating the children every year.
Students have to participate in the lessons about how to prevent rabies.
This early learning will ultimately promote the health of these young students and the larger community.
The teacher puts up a drawing of a tiger-striped cat.
These students learn new terminologies--in this case "rabies".
This shows the book cover of the Province of Bohol's "Rabies Prevention Program Manual on Grade School Curriculum Integration and Instruction." The instruction manual has been sent to many other countries by request to help them improve rabies educational programs for students in their own schools.
The teacher points to text that reads: "RABIES is a highly fatal disease caused by a virus from the saliva of an infected animal."
Here, the teacher introduces new words: transmitted, rabid animal, infection, veterinarian, and vaccination. All of these words and their definitions will help children remember what to do to prevent rabies!
The poster on the board shows how a dog may suddenly attack. All of the children are interested to learn about how to prevent rabies


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