Tackling an ancient disease and modern-day scourge

Excerpt from blog post by Sir Richard Branson, End Rabies Now Campaign Endorser

In the UK, US and other developed countries, the word ‘rabies’ often evokes images of angry dogs foaming at the mouth. But gripping fear? Hardly. 

That’s because this horrific disease is no longer endemic to much of the Western world. In the UK, there has been just one case of human rabies acquired in the country since 1902 – well over a century. Still, 59,000 people die from rabies every year, mostly in communities in Asia and Africa where poverty is rife. According to the World Health Organization, the disease still occurs in 150 countries and territories. 

To read the blog post in its entirety please visit Richard Branson’s blog