Mission Rabies- Saving Lives One Vaccine at a Time
In this week’s episode Dr. Courtney is joined by Fred Lohr, Global Operations Manager for Mission Rabies. Mission Rabies is a Charity which was founded in 2013 with one aim, eliminate Rabies. Over 99% of human rabies cases are caused by an infected dog bite. Once symptoms of the disease develop, it is always fatal. Every year, millions of healthy dogs are inhumanely killed for fear of this deadly disease. However, this doesn't halt the spread of rabies, which causes the deaths of around 60,000 people a year – the majority of which are children under 15. Mission Rabies is going to change that.
BIO:
Frederic Lohr joined the Mission Rabies team in September 2014.
A graduate from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Munich, Germany in 2013, he is also a past president of the International Veterinary Students' Association and is working on establishing and maintaining key partnerships for Mission Rabies with international organisations and partners. Frederic is also involved in the day-to-day running of the charity and project management. He will be working on improving the disease surveillance at our project sites with the start of his PhD in 2017.