Mandya
Institute of Medical Sciences, Mandya
Department
of Community Medicine
Rabies Prevention and Control Training Programme
Government
Hospital, Nagamangala Taluk, Mandya
Training Programme on Prevention and Control of Rabies was organized by District Surveillance Office, Mandya under National Rabies Control Programme in Government Hospital, Nagamangala Taluk, Mandya District on 21st Jan 2021.
Programme was coordinated by Dr. Sanjay, District Surveillance Officer, Mandya. Dr. Ramesh B. H., Taluk Health Officer, Nagamangala Taluk, Mandya. Dr. Shambavi – District Epidemiologist, Mandya.
Dr. Jahnavi Rajagopal, Assistant Professor,
Department of Community Medicine, MIMS, Mandya served as a resource person in
training the participants regarding Rabies control measures.
Programme mainly emphasized on Burden of Rabies
Disease in India and its Pathogenesis, WHO Categorization of Animal Bite and
its respective treatment methods according to WHO protocol, Local treatment of
wound, Intra-dermal and Intra-muscular route of Anti-Rabies vaccine
administration, Passive Immunization like eRIG, hRIG and MAB, its importance and method of administration, and Objectives and Activities done so far under National
Rabies Control Programme.
Participants who benefitted from the Programme were 10
Medical Officers and 25 ANMs from various Health Centers and Sub-Centers of Nagamangala Taluk.
