Question: World Rabies Day is celebrated on-
(a) 26 September
(b) 27 September
(c) 28 September
(d) 25 September
Ans: (c)
Related facts:
- World Rabies Day was celebrated on 28 September 2016 across the world.
- World Rabies Day is celebrated annually to raise awareness about rabies prevention and to highlight progress in defeating this horrifying disease.
- 28 September also marks the anniversary of Louis Pasteur’s death, the French chemist and microbiologist, who developed the first rabies vaccine.
- The theme for 2016 is “Rabies: Educate. Vaccinate. Eliminate”, which emphasises the two crucial actions that communities can do to prevent rabies.
- The World Rabies Day is an initiative of Global Alliance for Rabies Control. Observance of the day was initiated in 2007 to create a global opportunity for people to focus on rabies prevention.
Reference:
https://rabiesalliance.org/world-rabies-day/
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/events/2016/world-rabies-day/en/