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Bhutan Is the First South-East Asian Nation Declared Rabies-Free by WHO

Times Now · WorldNews · 2026-09-07

Bhutan Is the First South-East Asian Nation Declared Rabies-Free by WHO

Bhutan has become the first country in the WHO South-East Asia Region to achieve validation for eliminating dog-transmitted human rabies as a public health problem, marking a major milestone in rabies prevention and control. The World Health Organization (WHO) has validated Bhutan’s achievement following a rigorous assessment of the country’s long-term rabies control programme.

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