South African rabies expert Kevin Le Roux told colleages at the United Against Rabies Forum in Cape Town that rabies data will never be perfect, so what is vital is to act to control the disease and save lives. Meanwhile Dr Joseph Nkhoma of Malawi points out that lack of data is a huge impediment to getting political and financial support for rabies control. 

Another hot topic at the UAR forum was the economic costs of rabies to lives and livelihoods - and who should pay for dog vaccination: ministries of health, or ministries of agriculture?

Join Professor Katie Hampson for this special edition from the United Against Rabies Forum meeting in South Africa. Her guests include:

Kevin Le Roux, Chair, National Rabies Advisory Group, South Africa
Dr Joseph Nkhoma, National Rabies Focal Point, Ministry of Agriculture, Malawi
Ida-Marie Ameda, Global Malaria and NTD Adviser, Unicef
Professor James Wabacha, Animal Health Expert Consultant, AU IBAR
Dr Kavosa Mudoga, Action for Protection of Animals Africa
Dr Ryan Wallace, US Centers for Disease Control

and also Dr Naseem Salahuddin, Pakistan; Dr Kanana Kimonya, Kenya; Dr Dereje, Ethiopia; Dr John Gokwisa, Tanzania; Dr Thierry Ouattara, Cote d’Ivoire and Dr Simbarashe Mabaya, Gavi. 

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