India, March 11 -- Patients in Gautam Budh Nagar district and other parts of the western Uttar Pradesh will no longer have to travel to Delhi for anti-rabies serum (ARS) treatment, as it is now available at the district hospital in Sector 39, Noida, officials said on Monday.

The hospital administration confirmed that 100 vials of the serum have been received and are now available for patients in need.

GB Nagar health department officials said that until now, serious rabies cases were referred to Delhi's Ram Manohar Lohia hospital due to unavailability of the serum in Noida.

With the new facility, patients in Noida will have easy access to the crucial treatment within the city, preventing the need to undertake long-distance travel in cr...