Nepal has approved the National Rabies Prevention Strategy and Action Plan for 2083/84 to 2087/88, with the goal of eliminating human deaths from dog bites by 2030.
The Ministry of Health and Food Hygiene approved the plan, which recognizes rabies as a fatal zoonotic disease that remains a public health concern in Nepal. The document states that deaths can be fully prevented when vaccination is given in time.
Aiming to prevent rabies deaths
The strategy sets a national target of preventing human deaths from dog bites by 2030. Its five-year period runs from 2083/84 to 2087/88 in the Nepali calendar.
Rabies is transmitted between animals and people, and the strategy highlights the importance of timely vaccination in preventing deaths.
