rabies

As stray dog bites rise, Pakistan faces a tense battle between public safety & animal rights. Can both be protected?

Sheikh calls for expansion of anti-rabies programme

There has been a consistent uptick in dog bite cases across the province

Project director urges people not to harm stray dogs

Each year an average of 40,000 dog bite cases are reported

Nadeem puts his safety at risk every day to vaccinate stray dogs

We cannot keep on losing lives to such a preventable problem

Despite 200,000 attacks this year, Sindh govt has not yet started its drive to control stray dog population

Over 200,000 dog-bite cases have been reported across the province in this year

The reason each medical student had to know about tetanus, rabies was that though very rare, they were highly fatal

Around 59,000 people die of rabies every year worldwide, with over 75% of the deaths occurring in Asia and Africa

Sindh govt has proposed the constitution of a 20-member task force, which would include animal rights activists

Sindh govt directed to provide ARVs in all districts of the province

Increased number of dog-bites sends thousands to hospital while several succumb to the deadly disease

‘Mass dog vaccination, coupled with birth control, can eliminate the deadly virus in dogs and humans’

‘It is more a question of how to coexist with dogs’

Shortage of vaccines has causes their prices to double

Health minister says govt cannot import vaccine from India due to volatile situation

Increasing number of stray dogs, shortage of anti-rabies vaccine behind rising death toll from virus

Training held in collaboration with Indus Hospital, Karachi

At least 12 people, including eight children, were attacked and injured by stray dogs in Rahim Yar Khan

District health authorities have been told to wait for fresh supplies till July

The dreaded disease and a new chapter in Pakistan's medical history

Stray dogs are being neutered the world over rather than being killed, but no such concept