Kevin le Roux
KwaZulu-Natal Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Development in South Africa, February 2020
Kevin le Roux is the Rabies Project Manager for the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Development in South Africa. He is the recipient of a Rabies Hero Award for his work in rabies education, as well as community outreach and engagement. Kevin has been a leading light in driving the efforts and it is impossible to think of rabies control in the KZN province without him.
“We have all the tools and the evidence that dog vaccinations are the answer,” comments Kevin. “The solution lies in the implementation of effective campaigns, which is about people, as well as government and community support for those awareness efforts.”
Receiving the Rabies Hero Award Kevin said: “I don’t see myself as being a hero. I am just doing everything I can to stop at least one more person from dying this unspeakable death”. He believes that “animal health technicians who brave so many difficult obstacles everyday are the heroes” and that we have to “find champions who can drive control efforts and support them”.
