According to Global Alliance for Rabies Control, worldwide, over 59,000 people die of rabies every year and millions have to seek life-saving treatment. The official said that the rabies patients were discharged after the first dose and there is a need to kept the patient in intensive care. The World Rabies Day is observed every year on September 28 to raise awareness about rabies prevention. Executive Director Brig Dr Aamer Ikram said that recently Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations & Coordination along with NIH notified rabies as a ‘priority zoonotic disease’. He also praised the efforts made by the Ministry of National Health Services Regulation and Coordination to strengthen the Public Health System.

Source: Pakistan Today September 29, 2018 09:56 UTC