Ministry of Health, Royal Government of Bhutan

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As of September 2026: Co-leads the national rabies elimination programme

Zero people have died from dog-mediated rabies in Bhutan since June 2023. On September 4, 2026, the World Health Organization validated the country's elimination of dog-transmitted rabies as a public health problem, the first such validation in the WHO South-East Asia Region.

Updated Sep 8