Mtoto wa kiume wa umri wa miaka 5 aliletwa Kituo cha Afya Muriet usiku wa manane akiwa na majeraha ya kuumwa na mbwa. Alikuwa ameshambuliwa na kundi la mbwa wanaotembea mtaani ambao hawajulikani mliki. Majeraha yalikuwa makubwa na katika sehemu hatarishi ya mwili. Kituo cha afya hakikuwa na chanjo ya kuzuia kichaa cha mbwa. Baada ya wafanyakazi wa afya kuwasiliana na timu ya msaada kupitia kikundi cha WhatsApp, mtoto alipelekwa hospitali ya Mt. Meru kwa ambulance, ambapo alipatiwa chanjo ya kuzuia kichaa cha mbwa na immunoglobulin (RIG).

On April 14, 2026, a 5-year-old male patient was brought to a rural health center in the Arusha region in the middle of the night after being attacked by a pack of stray dogs. The bites were deep, the wounds in a dangerous location on his body and the clinic had no vaccine.

A health worker immediately activated an emergency Rabies Free Africa coordination network. As responders scrambled to locate vaccine and rabies immunoglobulin (RIG) at surrounding facilities, one team member wrote: “I am really struggling to find the vaccine.”

Through urgent community assistance, the patient was transported by ambulance to a regional hospital, where he ultimately received both post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) and rabies immunoglobulin (RIG).

*This incident highlights a critical gap in vaccine supply at the primary care level. Treatment was delayed and dependent on emergency community coordination rather than immediate point-of-care access. Because vaccination was delayed, the child’s outcome remains uncertain — this case requires close follow-up on wound healing, completion of the full PEP series, and ongoing monitoring in the weeks ahead.