World Rabies Day celebration

An awareness program was organised at the Shahid Bhagat Singh Subharti Urban Health and Training Centre, Multan Nagar Meerut on the occasion of World Rabies Day  with the theme of the year 2022 Rabies:One Health-Zero Deaths”. Prof.(Dr.) Bhawana Pant, Head of department, community medicine, Subharti Medical College Meerut delivered a talk on importance of world Rabies Day. She told that Rabies is a preventable viral disease of mammals usually transmitted through the bite of an infected dogs/animals. She also told the causes, symptoms, prevention and treatment. She suggested that we should wash the bite area with clean water at least15 minutes .Patients should consult to the physician for Anti Rabies Vaccine.

  Prof. (Dr.) Sartaj Ahmad told that there are many misconceptions and myths regarding the dog bite /animal bite such as  rubbing chili powder and apply garlic or onion juice on the wound.  That is not scientifically approved .  Some people in village or remote areas go to a local practitioners and have their wound stitched up . Doing so is very dangerous to the health . Mr. Aniket Rana from Kalawati Inter College with their students,  Dr. Amandeep Kaur PG student,  Interns of Maharshi Aurobindo Subharti college of Naturopathy and Yogic Sciences,  Mr. Virendra Kumar, Mr. Mashrul Ahmad , Ms. Shalu, Mr. Pradeep, Mrs. Kusum and Ms. Anju were also present at the occasion.An another same program was conducted at Shahid Abdul Hameed Rural  Health and Training Centre, village Khajuri.

  Medical interns Dr. Pratishtha Singh,  Dr. Sanskriti, Dr Simran Singh and Mr. Mohd Farhat  delivered a talk on causes, symptoms, prevention and treatment of rabies. Students of Islamiya Madrasa and their teachers were present in the program.