New President assumes office
EC meeting, Hyderabad, on 14th August 2011
The new office bearers of APCRI for 2011-13 assumed office in the EC meeting held at Hotel Grand Solitaire, Hyderabad, on 14th August 2011.The new president, Dr. S. Abdul Rahman chaired the 28th EC meeting.The following EC members were present- Dr.G.Sampath, Past President Dr.Bankim B Patnaik, Vice President Dr.Thomas Mathew, Secretary General Dr.V.Srinivas Rao, Treasurer Dr.Sumit Poddar,...
State level RIGS TOT, Kerala
25th & 26th January 2010, Thiruvananthapuram
Download: Operational Guidelines for Rabies Prophylaxis – Intra Dermal Rabies Vaccination and Rigs Administration in Kerala As part of IDRV Kerala 2010, a state level Training of Trainers (ToT) was conducted to provide hands on training on RIGs administration on 25th and 26th January 2010 at the Anti rabies Clinic of General Hospital, Thiruvananthapuram. There were...
RIG infiltration CME, Orissa
10th October, 2009
On 10th October, 09 Bharat Serums had organized a RIG infiltration CME at sub divisional hospital Chatrapur and Gopalpur.All the Medical Officers and the Paramedics attended the CME followed by practical demonstration of RIG administration as they have good number of animal bite cases reported at the hospital. Read More →
World Rabies Day 2009 Observed
September 28, 2009
“Awareness is the best defense against Rabies” was the slogan raised in the rally flagged off by Sri. C. Jayan Babu, Mayor, Thiruvananthapuram from Raktha Sakshi Mandapam to Press Club as part of the World Rabies Day Observance on September 28, 2009. The rally was lead by Dr. Thomas Mathew, Secretary General, APCRI and Nodal Officer, State Disease Control and Monitoring...
APCRI National Conference, 2009
4th and 5th July, 2009, Thiruvananthapuram
Download APCRICON 2009 Souvenir (pdf) Rabies is an acute viral disease which causes fatal encephalomyelitis in virtually all warm blood animals including man. Intra muscular route has been the most commonly used route of administration of rabies vaccination in India. The use of Intra Dermal route of administration of rabies vaccination was approved by DCGI in 2006. The...
IDRV Kerala 2008
September 20, 21-2008, Thiruvananthapuram
Workshop on Developing Guidelines for the Implementation of IDRV in Kerala Watch IDRV Video Part-1 Watch IDRV Video Part-2 Operational Guidelines for Rabies Prophylaxis and Intra-Dermal Rabies Vaccination in Kerala (pdf) Rabies is a major public health issue in many parts of the world causing an estimated 55,000 deaths every year. India suffers a casualty of about 22,000...
