The number of people coming to Shaheed Shukraraj Tropical and Communicable Disease Hospital for treatment due to dog, cat and other animal bites is increasing. According to the statistics of the hospital, 14,814 people received anti-rabies vaccine in May 2082 after being injured by the bite of animals including dogs. The number of vaccinations increased to 17,194 in June.

According to the hospital, 500 to 550 people come for treatment every day. According to the hospital, 10 to 15 people come daily just for consultation. On the one hand, the number of people injured by animal bites, including dogs, is increasing. On the other hand, there is an extreme shortage of anti-rabies vaccine in health institutions across the country, including district and provincial hospitals, primary health centers.

The government has been giving free rabies vaccine . Now you have to go to Shahid Shukraraj Tropical and Communicable Disease Hospital, Teku to get anti-rabies vaccine. Otherwise, you have to go to a private hospital. The Ministry of Finance allocated a budget of 130 million rupees last financial year to the Department of Health Services to purchase anti-rabies vaccine. Despite the budget, the Health Service Department Management Division could not purchase the vaccine on time .

Officials of the Health Services Department say that the vaccine could not be purchased when only one company bid by increasing the cost price due to the collusion of suppliers . Asmita Thapa of Bhaktapur Suryavinayak Municipality initially went to Bhaktapur District Hospital to get anti-rabies vaccine after her son was bitten on the leg by a dog. After not being found there, she was taken to Suryavinayak Nagar Hospital. Teku went to the hospital when she couldn't find it there. Thapa, who was met in Teku, said, "Earlier, if you had to get a vaccine when bitten by a dog, you had to go to the district or city hospital," she said, "Now you have to suffer." "Every day 3-4 people come to the hospital for treatment due to animal bites including dogs," he said, "We are forced to refer all of them to Teku Hospital." According to the hospital, 8-10 patients who come for treatment are forced to return. Dr. Chumanlal Das, chief medical superintendent of Narayani Hospital Birgunj, complained that the vaccine was not provided despite repeated requests to the health service department. "The hospital itself does not even have arrangements to purchase," he said.

Dr. Pawanjung Rayamjhi, director of the Health Services Department Management Division, said that an agreement has been reached to purchase the rabies vaccine. "There was only one refrigerated van, and that too was stuck on the road, so the vaccine could not be delivered to the health institution," he said, "Now we have sent the vaccine to the western district of the country." Then we will send it to the east.' 

According to infectious disease experts, rabies is a deadly infectious disease, if not treated in time it can kill. It is a disease caused by the bite of dogs, cats and other animals. According to the Epidemiology and Disease Control Division, more than 100 people die from rabies annually. 95 percent of them get rabies from dog bites. The remaining rabies is transmitted by the bite of animals such as foxes, wolves, and monkeys.

The government has set a target of reducing rabies deaths to zero by 2030. Dr. Head of Zoonotic and other Communicable Diseases Control Division under Epidemiology and Disease Control Division. Hemant Ojha said that in order to reach the government's target, the Ministry of Agriculture and Poultry Development, Department of Animal Services has planned to prevent rabies nationally and has submitted the file to the Ministry of Health for approval by the Council of Ministers.