Jharkhand to develop all district hospitals as model anti-rabies clinics

Ranchi, Feb. 17 -- The National Health Mission, Jharkhand, has issued comprehensive guidelines to strengthen rabies prevention and management across the state, with the aim of making Jharkhand rabies-free by 2030.

According to an official release issued by the State IEC Cell, National Health Mission, from RCH Campus, Campaign Director Shashi Prakash Jha on February 13 wrote to all Civil Surgeons directing strict implementation of protocols related to animal bite management and post-exposure prophylaxis.

Under the new directives, all district hospitals in the state will be developed as Model Anti-Rabies Clinics. Dedicated wound-washing areas will be set up in these clinics to ensure that in cases of dog or other animal bites, wounds are wa...