By Royal Command of Professor Dr. Her Royal Highness Princess Chulabhorn Mahidol, Vice President for International Relations of the Chulabhorn Research Institute Presides over the Opening Ceremony of the Integrated Training Project for Knowledge Dissemination and Technology Transfer on Rabies Management in Communities in Chonburi Province
On July 18, 2026, at Pacific Park Sriracha, Sriracha District, Chonburi Province, by Royal Command of Professor Dr. Her Royal Highness Princess Chulabhorn Mahidol, President of the Chulabhorn Research Institute (CRI), Dr. Thakur Phanit, Vice President for International Relations of the CRI, presided over the opening ceremony of the Integrated Training Project for Knowledge Dissemination and Technology Transfer on Rabies Management in Communities. He also conducted a site visit and followed up on the progress of HRH Princess Chulabhorn’s project, “Disease-Free Animals, Safe Humans from Rabies,” in Chonburi Province, which has been selected as a target area to tangibly enhance local capacity in rabies control and prevention. Currently, Chonburi Province has a total dog and cat population of approximately 209,473. In the 2025 fiscal year, spaying and neutering procedures were performed on 2,829 dogs and cats, and 23,530 rabies vaccinations were administered. Furthermore, there are four animal shelters to provide care for stray animals and promote the systematic management of the animal population in the area.
This training program was organized through a collaboration between the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and the Faculty of Education at Kasetsart University, along with local partner agencies, to enhance the knowledge and develop the potential of personnel working in rabies surveillance, prevention, and control at the community level. Approximately 320 individuals from the target group in the area attended and received both theoretical and practical knowledge. The training included academic lectures on the progress and inter-agency collaboration under HRH Princess Chulabhorn’s project, “Disease-Free Animals, Safe Humans from Rabies”; laws and regulations related to local stray dog management; criteria for evaluating rabies-free zones; as well as guidelines for developing short-term training curricula for schools and communities. Participants also learned to utilize the EDURA IT system to support rabies prevention and related legal compliance, alongside taking quizzes to review their understanding. In addition, there were learning-station activities featuring demonstrations of basic first aid for dog or cat bites, scratches, or licks on wounds; rabies prevention through Game-Based Learning; and brainstorming sessions to assess the area’s readiness to become a sustainable rabies-free zone in the future.
Public Relations Section Office of the President
July 22, 2026
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