Explained: The burden of rabies, and the shortage of vaccines | Explained News, The Indian Express

Explained: The burden of rabies, and the shortage of vaccines | Explained News, The Indian Express

Written by Mehr Gill |Edited by Explained Desk |New Delhi |Updated: September 5, 2019 8:33:23 am

Explained: The burden of rabies, and the shortage of vaccines

According to World Health Organisation (WHO) figures, India bears over a third of the global burden of rabies, and accounts for 59.9% of deaths from the disease in Asia, and 35% globally.

The order was passed in response to a plea by an advocate alleging that government hospitals didn’t hold a sufficient supply of the vaccines.

India’s drug price regulator, the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has held consultations with the manufacturers of anti-rabies vaccines and various states, to normalise the supply of anti-rabies vaccines after a shortage was reported in some parts of India.