Anti-Rabies Vaccines to be supplied to Govt Hospitals: Karnataka Health Minister Patil
The minister said in a press meet that he has already discussed the problem faced due to the shortage in supply and the Union Government has agreed to supply Anti-Rabies Vaccine (ARV) as early as possible as per demand.
Kalaburagi:Â Karnataka Minister for Health Sivanand Patil on Tuesday said that the Union Government will soon supply the Anti-Rabies Vaccines (ARV) in the government hospitals of the state.
The state hospitals were reportedly facing an acute shortage in ARV due to a shortage in drug supply.
The minister said in a press meet that he has already discussed the problem faced due to the shortage in supply and the Union Government has agreed to supply Anti-Rabies Vaccine (ARV) as early as possible as per demand.
Read Also;Gulbarga Institute of Medical Sciences facing acute shortage of anti-rabies vaccine
Patil instructed the District Health Officer and District Surgeon in the hospitals that they treat the patients carefully and take care of hygiene.
Rabies is a zoonotic infection (a disease that spreads from animals to humans) that can cause a rare but life-threatening infection of the brain and nervous system in humans.
It usually results from a bite, scratch or lick from an infected animal.
The virus is estimated to kill around 59,000 people every year worldwide, most often as a result of a bite from a rabid dog in parts of Africa and Asia.
Providing treatment to the infected person within 10 days of infection is considered an effective way of preventing the ailment from becoming worse.
Kalaburagi:Â Karnataka Minister for Health Sivanand Patil on Tuesday said that the Union Government will soon supply the Anti-Rabies Vaccines (ARV) in the government hospitals of the state.
The state hospitals were reportedly facing an acute shortage in ARV due to a shortage in drug supply.
The minister said in a press meet that he has already discussed the problem faced due to the shortage in supply and the Union Government has agreed to supply Anti-Rabies Vaccine (ARV) as early as possible as per demand.
Read Also;Gulbarga Institute of Medical Sciences facing acute shortage of anti-rabies vaccine
Patil instructed the District Health Officer and District Surgeon in the hospitals that they treat the patients carefully and take care of hygiene.
Rabies is a zoonotic infection (a disease that spreads from animals to humans) that can cause a rare but life-threatening infection of the brain and nervous system in humans.
It usually results from a bite, scratch or lick from an infected animal.
The virus is estimated to kill around 59,000 people every year worldwide, most often as a result of a bite from a rabid dog in parts of Africa and Asia.
Providing treatment to the infected person within 10 days of infection is considered an effective way of preventing the ailment from becoming worse.
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