World Rabies Day 2024: Global health bodies seek increased vaccination

As the world marks the 18th World Rabies Day on Saturday, global health organisations have called for increased vaccination against rabies in both humans and animals.

Rabies is a viral infection that primarily spreads through the saliva of infected animals, often through bites.

Although it is a preventable disease, rabies has, over the years, remained a life-threatening disease in many parts of Africa, especially those living in rural and remote parts of the continent.