Scarce rabies vaccine in Chittagong division
Recently I came across news reports which stated that in the rural areas of Chittagong, poor victims of dog bites have to travel all the way to the port city because only two hospitals there provide free rabies vaccine. There are cases where patients died because of not taking vaccine on time as the patient and their family could not afford the costs and turned to local quacks or 'ojhas.' This is very unfortunate indeed.
Rabies is a hundred percent vaccine-preventable disease. The government should increase rabies vaccine supply in Chittagong division's hospitals to save patients from untimely death.
Hashem Miah
Chittagong
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