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Rabies prevention links animal and human health

A shared campaign does not replace an individual assessment.

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Health news editorial illustration for World Rabies Day Calls for Stronger Cooperation

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In this lesson: Interpret coordinated action and the meaning of complementary roles.

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Read and understand · 1/2Which sectors does the campaign bring together?

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Communities, veterinary services, healthcare and government. The opening paragraph lists the coordinated sectors.

Clue: WHO’s 2026 World Rabies Day campaign used “Stronger Together” to emphasise coordinated action across communities, veterinary services, healthcare and government.

Use the language · 2/2What does “complementary rather than interchangeable” mean?

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The actions support each other but do not replace each other.. The third paragraph states this relationship between prevention and care.

Clue: These actions are complementary rather than interchangeable. Promoting prevention is not evidence that every exposure is prevented or that rabies has already been eliminated.

Grammar in this story: Two roles with while

while a person with a possible exposure needs prompt medical assessment

“While” contrasts population prevention with an individual’s care needs without making them alternatives.

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Explain why a campaign promoting prevention is not proof that every exposure is prevented.

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A campaign urges coordinated preventive action, but its existence does not establish that every exposure has been prevented. Possible exposure still requires prompt medical assessment and appropriate care.

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