The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the proposal to procure 3,000,000 inactivated doses of rabies vaccine (for human use) for the prevention of rabies.

The procurement, valued at Rs. 360 million (without VAT), has been awarded to Citihealth Imports (Pvt) Ltd (Manufacturer: Serum Institute of India (Pvt) Ltd).

This decision, presented by the Minister of Health and Mass Media, was based on the recommendations of both the high-level standard procurement committee and the Procurement Appeal Board, following the receipt of four international competitive bids.