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2024-09-27 14:17
By Jong-Jin Kim, FAO Regional Representative for Asia and the Pacific
By 2030 we must eliminate rabies in Asia and the Pacific
Discussion around the topic of rabies is almost exclusively related to the dangers it poses to humans from dog bites. And it’s no wonder, because if a rabid bite is left untreated it is almost always fatal. Indeed, human deaths from rabies – almost always caused by dog bites – account for an estimated 59,000 fatalities each year.
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2024-02-18 15:33
By QU Dongyu, FAO Director-General
Agents of Change – Making all countries in Asia and the Pacific more dynamic, healthier, and better
We all know that we live in a changing world. In the vast area of Asia and the Pacific that change is most evident. Over the past 20 years, the economies of many nations in the region have been moving out of the category of ‘least developed’ and graduating into a ‘middle income’ status. However, the positive changes that help to make our lives better, healthier, and more prosperous, are not happening at the same time equally across all countries, or even equitably within them.