Injury prevention and rabies
Overview
Rabies is still a major public health concern in Asia including Myanmar. Dogs are the main source of human rabies transmission.
WHO, FAO, OIE (International Organization for Animal Health) and the Global Alliance for Rabies Control are working together to tackle rabies, with the goal for “zero human rabies deaths by 2030.”
In Myanmar, Ministry of Health & Sports has been implementing preventive measures against rabies together with veterinary sector and other partners. Free health care services for dog bite cases, including rabies virus vaccines and immunoglobulin, are provided at hospitals at different levels, according to national standard operating procedures for human rabies prevention.
Key information on rabies – including how to prevent it -- is available at https://bit.ly/2CcGdrI