WAG Rwanda

2 days to go of @MissionRabies pilot rabies vaccination campaign in Kigali - an incredible journey so far and has shown us the importance of responsible dog ownership and sterilisation alongside vaccination in #rabies elimination efforts! #RabiesFreeRwanda #AnimalWelfare

Imwe mu ngamba zafashwe , kugira ngo iyi ntego igerweho ni ugukingiza imbwa zose. Ibi binateganywa n’iteka rya minisitiri n⁰009/11.30 ryo kuwa 18/11/2010 ryerekeye izerera ry’amatungo n’izindi nyamaswa zororerwa mu rugo mu ngingo ya 7: Umuntu wese utunze imbwa agomba kuyikingiza indwara y'ibisazi rimwe buri mwaka. Icyitonderwa: ✅Imbwa yawe yakwandura ikaba yanakwanduza iyi ndwara abantu n’andi matungo n’inyamaswa igihe cyose idakingiye. ✅Bityo kingiza imbwa yawe buri mwaka uzaba ugabanyije ibyago byo kuba yakwandura no kwanduza ibisazi by’imbwa. (2/2) #Turwanyeibisazibyimbwa

Menya indwara y’ibisazi by’imbwa, uyirinde!🎯 Indwara y’ibisazi by’imbwa ni imwe mu ndwara zititaweho, U Rwanda rwiyemeje kuzaba rwaranduye muri 2030. Iyi ndwara iterwa n’agakoko ko mu bwoko bwa virusi, ikaba ikwirakwizwa n’imbwa zidakingiye, zirumye umuntu zikamutera ibibazo birimo n’ urupfu mu gihe yamaze kugaragaza ibimenyetso, kuko 99% by’abarumwe n’imbwa yasaze barapfa. (1/2) #Turwanyeibisazibyimbwa

Mu rwego rwo kwitegura #WorldNTDsDay (ku wa 5) @RBCRwanda ku bufatanye na @RwandaNGOForum twagize amahirwe yo gusura @RwandaAgriBoard (Laboratory) ishinzwe kugenzura ubuzima bw’imbwa no gutanga inkingo zazo. Twanasuye kandi @WAGRwanda, yita ku mbwa, aho twirebereye uko bakura imbwa zizerera mu mihanda zishobora guteza ibyago ku bantu n’amatungo, bakazitaho, bakazikingira, ndetse bakazishakira imiryango ishoboye kuzitunga. Ibi ni bimwe mu bikorwa bifasha kurwanya Rabies, imwe mu ndwara zibarizwa muri NTDs. Kwita ku mbwa neza, kuzikingiza, no kuzitunga mu buryo bukwiye ni intambwe ikomeye mu kurandura Rabies burundu. Dufatanye twese mu kurwanya NTDs! #WorldNTDsDay #EndNTDs #EndRabies

📢 Ngoma District | Eastern Province Nka Rwanda Malaria and NTDs Youth Corps, twitabiriye ubukangurambaga ku ndwara zititaweho uko bikwiye (NTDs) bwabereye mu Murenge wa Remera, ku Rwunge rw’Amashuri rwa Gasetsa aho hateraniye nabandi banyeshuri baturutse ku rwunge rwamashuri rwa Ndekwe. Abanyeshuri baganirijwe n’inzego z’ubuzima harimo Dr. Emmanuel NZABAMWITA waturutse mukigo kita kubuzima bw'amatungo (Welfare for Animals Guild Rwanda) afatanyije na Dr. jean claude nizeyimana waturutse mu kigo cy'igihugu gishinzwe ubuhinzi n'ubworozi bavuga ku ndwara y’ibisazi by’imbwa (rabies), basobanurirwa uko yandura, uko yirindwa, n’icyakorwa iyo umuntu arumwe n’imbwa hakiri kare, kuko byagaragaye ko umuntu warumwe n’imbwa yanduye iyo virus aba afite ibyago byo gupfa 100%. Ingamba zo kwirinda zagarutsweho ni izi: 🚫 Kwirinda gukina n’imbwa 🐕 Gufata imbwa ziri mu gasozi zikajyanwa mu ngo, izidafite ba nyirazo zikajyanwa ahabugenewe 💉 Gukingiza imbwa buri mwaka 🏥 Kwihutira kwivuza igihe cyose hari uwarumwe n’imbwa Abana by’umwihariko basabwe kwitwararika, kuko ubushakashatsi bugaragaza ko 40% by’abarumwa n’imbwa bari munsi y’imyaka 15, ahanini bitewe n’uko bakunda gukina n’amatungo kandi bagashaka kuyacirira harimo n'imbwa nkuko byagarutsweho n'umuyobozi ushinzwe guhuza isuku n'isukura n'indwara zititaweho harimo no kuribwa n'imbwa muri RBC Nathan HABIYAREMYE ndetse bakanabibwiira bagenzi babo Hanyuma yibyo itsinda ry'abanyamakuru n'abandi bayobozi batandukanye bahuye n'umuyobozi wakarere ka @NgomaDistrict aho yababwiye kungamba zakozwe harimo kubarura imbwa zibarizwa muri ako karere yaba iziba mungo ndetse no mugasozi aho izifite ba nyirazo bakangurirwa kuzifata izidafite banyirazo zikajyanwa ahabugenewe bakazitaho. Ubumenyi ni bwo nkingi y’ubuzimatwese hamwe twirinde indwara Zititaweho uko bikwiye Dusigasire amagara yacup #StopNTDs #EndRabies #TurwanyeIbisaziByimbwa #WorldNTDsDay @RBCRwanda @RwandaNGOForum @RwandaAgriBoard @harerimana_tito @noellashyaka @kemnique

Today at ONOMO Hotel Kigali, WAG in partnership with COHESA trained Rwanda Youth Volunteers on responsible animal care, especially managing dogs to prevent rabies and safeguard public health. @RwandaLocalGov @Rwandapolice @RwandaHealth @RwandaAgriBoard @WAGRwanda 1/2

Earlier this week, Chairperson of RCVD presided over the signing ceremony of a #MoU with newly-recruited #CPD service providers. He urged them to ensure that #vets practitioners are equipped with up-to-date skills to better serve farmers & reassured them of the Council’s support.

We picked up two female dogs from the street this week 🐶🐕 If left on the street, unsterilised, unvaccinated, and uncared for, these two dogs alone could have 40 puppies in just one year. They would all suffer and the cycle would never end. #Spay and #neuter your pets!

It’s up to us all to treat dogs with respect and be responsible pet owners. Together, we can improve the lives of dogs while also working towards a #RabiesFreeRwanda ! #ResponsibleDogOwnership #ActNow #YouMeCommunity #wrd25

Why do we care about #ResponsibleDogOwnership ? 🐶 Because happy and healthy dogs = happy and healthy people and communities! Read the images below for some tips on responsible dog ownership that benefit us ALL ⬇️ #ZeroBy30 #RabiesElimination #RabiesFreeRwanda

Today RBC in partnership with @WHORwanda and other partners under #OneHealthApproach, hosted a capacity building workshop for media practitioners & social media influencers on #rabiesprevention and control towards rabies elimination by 2030. The discussions focused on how journalists and social media influencers can raise awareness in the community on how to prevent and manage dog bites that can cause rabies- a serious health threat. ✍️Rabies are totally fatal but also a preventable health problem if we take necessary interventions: 1⃣Mass dog vaccination. 2⃣Provide treatment care to people bitten as early as possible. Together we can eliminate Rabies by 2030 #HumanAnimalEnvironment #preventionbetterthancure #endrabiesnow

September 28th marks World Rabies Day! This year’s theme is #YouMeCommunity — so together let’s raise awareness about how we can all play a part in preventing rabies in Rwanda and live in harmony with dogs. #WorldRabiesDay2025 #ActNow #Rwanda

Last week we facilitated an #animalwelfare training at @Uni_Rwanda College of Veterinary Medicine, supported by Vets United! Animal welfare is critical for animal, human and environmental health as well as elimination of #rabies 💉🐕 The future of #vetmed in Rwanda is bright!

Muzzles can damage public perceptions of dogs, making people think ALL dogs are dangerous. But that’s just not true! Watch this video to learn how to safely act around dogs to avoid being bitten, and together let’s challenge the stigma that all dogs are aggressive 🐕

We support the Government of Rwanda’s commitment to registering and vaccinating dogs to help eliminate #rabies However there are health & welfare implications of compulsory muzzling - from using unsafe muzzles to creating more stress in dogs, increasing the chance of bites ⬇️

So happy to be part of this great initiative! We are only 5 years away of the global target to eliminate rabies (2030) and Integrated Bite Case Management will play a major role in achieving this goal! @RBCRwanda @RwandaAgri @UCmhs @MissionRabies

#IBCM is a true #onehealth solution to rabies surveillance - where trained officers investigate bite cases, perform rabies tests on suspect animals and conduct contact tracing for both humans and animals. Stay tuned for more info as we launch IBCM in Rwanda!

To enhance rabies surveillance and dog bite case follow up in Rwanda, with the support of @MissionRabies, in collaboration with @RwandaAgriBoard, we have successfully conducted a two-day training on Integrated Bite Case Management #onehealth #zeroby30

We’ve seen a huge increase in abandoned dogs on the street in Kigali. But did you know that under Rwandan law, abandoning your dog is actually illegal? Twabonye ubwiyongere bukabije bw’abantu batererana imbwa zabo mu mujyi wa Kigali. Ese waba uziko ibi bihanirwa mu mategeko.

These two puppies were found in a bush in a busy area in Kimironko. If left to grow up on the street, these two puppies alone will 🐶 produce hundreds more dogs 🦴 suffer from poor health ✋ potentially bite people and spread rabies Stray dog overpopulation is a huge problem!