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World Rabies
Day was celebrated last September 28, 2012. Rabies remains as one of the health
concerns in our society. Even in our hospital setting, SPMC, we almost have patient’s
everyday seeking consult due to animal bite. In an effort to bring down the
mortality and morbidity of animal bite cases, The Department of Health have been
vigilant in their campaign distributing information as well as establishing
animal bite treatment center around the archipelago to achieve the objective of a Rabies free Philippines by
2020.
In keeping
with the celebration, Maam Noreen and I went to the Island Garden City of Samal
to support the island of their goal of a rabies free zone. As of 2010, Apo
Island of Negros Oriental, Batanes Islands and Siquijor are the rabies free
declared places in the country. Samal is on their third year with rabies free
mortality. A series of lectures were done attended by the different sectors of
the government. Below are some facts regarding rabies:
