Health Experts Endorse Government's 2030 Rabies Eradication Plan in IHW Council Panel, Advocating Monoclonal Antibodies as an Alternative to RIGs
Jul 08, 2024
New Delhi [India], July 8: On the 17th annual observance of World Zoonoses Day, a virtual conference organized by the IHW Council under the 'VIRAM - Full Stop on Rabies' campaign, brought together eminent health experts to address the urgent challenge of eliminating rabies by 2030. The event featured distinguished participants including Dr Anurag Agarwal, Founder Secretary of the Consortium Against Rabies (CAR); Dr Ravish H.S, Professor of Community Medicine at KIMS, Bangalore, and Secretary General of Association for the Prevention and Control of Rabies (APCRI); Dr M. Sai Surendar, Vice President of the Society for Emergency Medicine India (SEMI); Dr S Muhammad Salim Khan, Professor & Head of the Department of Community Medicine at Government Medical College, Srinagar; and Dr Asis Manna, Professor & Head of the Department of Microbiology at Murshidabad Medical College & Hospital.