Overview

• A nationwide ICMR–National Institute of Epidemiology survey published in The Lancet Regional Health – Southeast Asia found that roughly 80% of public health facilities stock anti-rabies vaccines.
• Rabies immunoglobulin is available in only about 20% of public institutions, with the lowest access in primary health centres and the north-east region.
• Mysuru district reported 9,428 dog bite cases between January and June 2025, including more than 2,600 cases among children and adolescents.
• The Health Department guarantees uninterrupted free supply of anti-rabies vaccines at government hospitals and arranges emergency procurement during local shortages.
• India’s National Rabies Control Programme has launched a national action plan to eliminate dog-mediated human rabies by 2030, emphasising intradermal vaccination regimens, dog vaccination and strengthened surveillance.