Our Approach

A Scalable Model for Mass Dog Vaccination

We develop strategies that make vaccination campaigns possible in remote and underserved regions where rabies remains endemic.

We investigate ways to deliver mass dog vaccination at scale in remote rural areas and develop the innovations that are needed to make this possible.

By focusing on vaccinating dogs—the primary source of human rabies cases—we break the transmission cycle and protect the most vulnerable populations.

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Team-Based Approach
Mobile Vaccination Teams Reach High Volumes Quickly

Our mobile vaccination teams travel systematically through rural communities to deliver rabies vaccines to domestic dogs. In each district, the team sets up temporary vaccination clinics—usually announced by loudspeaker or word of mouth—where residents bring their dogs. This centralized model allows up to 1,000 dogs to be vaccinated in a single day and is especially effective in urban and high-density areas.

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Community-Led Delivery
Locally Led, Year-Round Rabies Protection

This decentralized approach puts rabies prevention directly in the hands of local communities. Vaccines are stored safely at the village level and administered year-round by trained local vaccinators. This method ensures more consistent vaccination coverage over time while building community health capacity, encouraging local ownership of their vaccination program, and supporting long-term sustainability.

Educating Communities to Save Lives

Awareness is the first step in stopping rabies before it spreads.

Our teams visit schools and community centers to teach people what rabies is, how it spreads, and—most importantly—how it can be prevented. We explain the role of dog vaccination in breaking the transmission cycle and offer lifesaving guidance on what to do if someone is bitten. This includes how to clean a wound properly and the urgency of getting post-exposure treatment.

  • School and community visits

  • Provide rabies prevention materials

  • Post-bite response education

Building Local Skills for Long-Term Impact

We train local health workers and volunteers to lead the fight against rabies—and beyond.

While delivering mass dog vaccinations, we also train community-based health workers in vaccine storage, handling, and mass drug administration. These practical skills don’t just support rabies prevention—they strengthen overall public health infrastructure. From veterinary staff to local volunteers, our training builds knowledge that lasts and empowers communities to respond to future health challenges.

  • Veterinary and healthcare training

  • Community volunteer engagement

  • Transferable skills for broader health needs

Our Research

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Community Empowerment

Our community-based model builds sustainable, in-country capacity by training a network of local healthcare workers who become champions of public health in their communities.

Vaccine Thermostability

Discovering that the Nobivac rabies vaccine remains potent even following storage at 25°C for six months—rather than the standard 2-8°C—enables new non-cold-chain storage options, which significantly improve vaccination efforts in remote areas with limited electricity.

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Low-Cost Cooling Devices

Using the “Zeepot,” an innovative clay pot-in-pot passive cooling device that maintains storage temperatures below 25°C even when ambient temperatures exceed 40°C, enables storage of vaccine in remote areas without electricity for less than $11 per unit.

An App to Track Dogs

Our smartphone-based canine facial recognition system allows us to track vaccinated dogs with precision, ensuring resources reach the right places and preventing waste through re-vaccination of protected animals.

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We Are Saving Lives

One Vaccine at a Time

For every 150 dogs vaccinated, approximately one person is prevented from being bitten by a rabid dog.

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Life-Changing Outcomes

The impact of our work is clear and measurable:

  • Mass dog vaccination has substantially decreased human rabies transmission from domestic dogs in Rabies Free Africa zones

  • Dog-to-dog transmission is now negligible in target areas

  • No further cases of rabies have been detected in wildlife in the Serengeti since the program began

Community Empowerment

Benefits beyond rabies prevention:

  • Healthcare Workers: We train and empower local health workers, creating sustainable employment and building medical capacity

  • Infrastructure Development: The systems put in place for rabies control create a foundation for addressing other health challenges

  • One Health: The same principles of enhanced vaccination and improved human and animal health care can be applied to other diseases to protect people and their livestock

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Human-Animal Bond

We’re Restoring Trust in Dogs

  • When rabies is controlled, people no longer fear their canine companions

  • Communities fully appreciate dogs’ social and emotional value

  • Dogs contribute their full value to security, herding assistance, and companionship