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Adjumani District is grappling with growing fears over rabies after two children reportedly died following dog bites in Itirikwa and Pakele sub-counties, amid a prolonged shortage of anti-rabies vaccines in government health facilities. The deaths have triggered calls from residents and local leaders for urgent government intervention to restore vaccine supplies, strengthen rabies prevention programmes and address the growing …

By Jumah KakomoAs the world commemorates World Rabies Day, the Government of Uganda is urging citizens to vaccinate their dogs and cats to help curb the spread of rabies across the country. Uganda Urges Mass Pet Vaccination as Rabies Threat Grows Ahead of World Rabies Day 3 World Rabies Day, observed every 28th September, marks the anniversary of Louis Pasteur’s …