A community-wide rabies awareness campaign bringing preventive animal health education to one of Nairobi's most underserved neighbourhoods.
Rabies is a deadly zoonotic disease and a serious public health threat in Kenya, causing an estimated 2,000 deaths every year. Most victims never receive the timely care that would save them, and many are children.
On 15 April 2026, The Pet People teamed up with Zuri Health for a week of rabies awareness work in Mathare, one of Nairobi's most underserved neighbourhoods. Together we vaccinated dogs, handed out prevention materials in English and Kiswahili, and held open conversations with households about what to do after a bite.
The lesson that stayed with us: trust comes before treatment. Messages land when they travel through teachers, caretakers and local health workers. That principle now shapes every campaign we run.
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