More Than 30,000 Dogs Have Been Vaccinated Under Rabies Control Program, Says Najam Ahmad Shah
By Our Web Reporter
KARACHI– Secretary Local Government Sindh Syed Najam Ahmad Shah has said that the local government department will keep following the orders of the Court and protection of lives of the people will be ensured as no compromise on human lives is would be made. These views were expressed by Sindh Local Government Secretary Syed Najam Ahmad Shah during a special interview with our correspondent. The Secretary Local Government Sindh said that the rabies control program costing over Rs. 90 crore is now entering a new phase under which modern equipment, operation theater tables, vaccines, vehicles, ID chips, and medicines will be procured, and the surgical procedure of sterilization of stray dogs on a modern and scientific basis will play an important role in the protection of human lives.
According to Najam Ahmad Shah, under the rabies control program, more than 30,000 stray dogs have been vaccinated in Karachi alone. Successful efforts will be made in all districts of the province with the help of welfare organizations. The Sindh Local Government Secretary said that the Sindh government has designed a mechanism similar to that of developed countries to control the dog population, which is the uniqueness and distinctiveness of Sindh province. The Sindh Local Government Secretary told that three places at the level of Karachi are active in the field of sterilization and surgery of dogs and similar measures would be taken across the province.
According to Najam Ahmad Shah, the selection of a place for the operation theater and treatment center in Nawabshah has also been started. Informing about the future steps, the Secretary Local Government Sindh said that in the next few days regarding the rabies control program tenders will also be issued for timely procurement of essential items and the entire process will be completed with full transparency and merit.
The Secretary Local Government Sindh further said that in all the districts of Sindh where the modern method of sterilization is not in use at present, efforts will be made to control the dog population under an alternative legal system in all these areas.
