New Delhi, Sept. 27 -- India will share its successful rabies fighting strategy with several Southeast Asian nations to guide and strengthen their anti-rabies programs. The move will also highlight India's capabilities in the vaccine and pharmaceutical industries for adoption in neighbouring markets, according to two officials familiar with the matter and documents reviewed by Mint.

The union health ministry is leading the initiative, bringing together representatives from Thailand, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Singapore to discuss a coordinated approach to eliminate the deadly disease.

A study published in The Lancet in January estimated that India sees about 5,700 human rabies deaths a year, nearly ...