Functions and challenges of a government-run animal bite treatment center in the delivery of rabies post-exposure prophylaxis services in Iloilo City, Philippines: A 6-year descriptive study, 2018–2023

The non-hospital-based government-run ABTC has maintained rabies PEP services in Iloilo City from 2018 to 2023, despite challenges. Collaboration with the Local Government Unit (LGU) and DOH, increased campaigns, and lay lectures on the prevention of animal bites and rabies infection, along with increased healthcare funding, are needed for sustainable solutions.

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Dialogues in Health
Published
2025-12-12
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dialog.2025.100266
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Rabies epidemiology and control
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Functions and challenges of a government-run animal bite treatment center in the delivery of rabies post-exposure prophylaxis services in Iloilo City, Philippines: A 6-year descriptive study, 2018–2023

María Victoria Magallanes, Alfredo A. Hinay, C Berdan, Anna-Lee B. Bandoy et al.
Dialogues in Health
Rabies epidemiology and control
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Functions and challenges of a government-run animal bite treatment center in the delivery of rabies post-exposure prophylaxis services in Iloilo City, Philippines: A 6-year descriptive study, 2018–2023

María Victoria Magallanes, Alfredo A. Hinay, C Berdan, Anna-Lee B. Bandoy, Addy Mae P. Binoya, Ma. Cristina L. Erum, Neil Marc S. Dasas, Alpha Issa Christianne P. Abegonia, John Piox J. Badiang, Jes Ivan D. Sian, Therese A. Sumague, Patricia Kei P. Tulio
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Abstract

The non-hospital-based government-run ABTC has maintained rabies PEP services in Iloilo City from 2018 to 2023, despite challenges. Collaboration with the Local Government Unit (LGU) and DOH, increased campaigns, and lay lectures on the prevention of animal bites and rabies infection, along with increased healthcare funding, are needed for sustainable solutions.

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Functions and challenges of a government-run animal bite treatment center in the delivery of rabies post-exposure prophylaxis services in Iloilo City, Philippines: A 6-year descriptive study, 2018–2023 — María Victoria Magallanes, Alfredo A. Hinay, et al. · Dialogues in Health (2025) | TGRS Research Map | TGRS