Vetnews | Desember 2025 30 « BACK TO CONTENTS I had the amazing opportunity of joining the SAVA-CVC EC Rabies Project and their team in the field and watching how they operate their door-to-door vaccination approach. It became evident early on that many dog owners would struggle to restrain or transport their dogs the necessary distance to central vaccination points that are often used in other vaccination campaigns and this showed the immense value in the door-to-door approach. It provides a much better vaccination coverage in a very methodical way for the targeted communities. It was also interesting to note the freedom to roam around that many of the dogs had, even though they were owned and cared-for dogs. I was very impressed with the sheer volume of vaccinations completed by the team as well as the data that they collected from each animal they vaccinated. It was interesting to see the net capture method used quite successfully resulting in many dogs that would otherwise not be vaccinated receiving a dose. The team was very effective and it was nice to see the appreciation and enthusiasm from the community for the work they were doing. I am also grateful for the experience I gained with the short time spent at the animal clinic at TARDI with numerous surgeries and call outs and gaining more insight into the training and roles that animal health technicians play in primary animal healthcare. It was very interesting and impressive to see the geographical database of rabies cases and vaccinations that Dr Emelina has compiled and its potential benefit and use for not only rabies programs but also identifying areas where there is a need and desire from owners for sterilisation programs and other veterinary care. I thoroughly enjoyed my experience that was sponsored by SAVACVC and feel I have a much better understanding of the specific challenges and systems in place for the management of rabies in the Eastern Cape. v An initiative of the SOUTH AFRICAN VETERINARY ASSOCIATION Non-profit Company: 1998/016654/08 Non-profit Organisation: 000-234 NPO Public Benefit Organisation: 130001321 CVC News I CVC Nuus SAVA-CVC Eastern Cape Rabies Project SAVA-CVC & EduCVC are registered on PayPal and PayFast! All donations qualify for an 18A Tax certificate which means your donation is tax deductible! Please contact us manager@savacvc.co.za for details. Bank details: Organization name: SAVA-CVC Company Registration No: 1998/016654/08 ABSA Bank Cheque Account: 4056779023 Branch: Brooklyn (632005) Swift Code: ABSA ZAJJ Organization name: EduCVC Company Registration No: 2019/570769/08 FNB Bank Cheque Account: 6283 6622 531 Branch: Brooklyn: 251345 SWIFT Code: FIRNZAJJ By Daniel Campbell
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