Pakistani Medical University Holds Workshop on Rabies Prevention and Treatment
Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences organized the session for its department of infectious diseases on the instructions of its vice chancellor.
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The department of infectious diseases at Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences (LUMHS) in Jamshoro, Pakistan, organized a workshop on rabies prevention and treatment, according to the Associated Press of Pakistan.
The workshop was held on the directives of LUMHS vice chancellor Prof. Dr. Ikram Din Ujjan, the report said. Details on the specific content of the sessions, the number of attendees, and the speakers involved were not provided in the initial announcement.
Rabies remains a public health concern in parts of Pakistan and the wider region, where dog bites are a leading cause of exposure to the virus. Health authorities in the country have periodically run awareness and training initiatives aimed at improving early treatment and prevention practices among medical staff and the public.
Workshops of this kind are typically intended to update healthcare workers on current prevention protocols, including post-exposure treatment procedures, as part of broader public health efforts at teaching hospitals and medical universities in the region.
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- LUMHS holds workshop on rabies prevention, treatment — APP (Pakistan)
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