24-hour animal bite treatment center opens

A 24-hour animal bite treatment center is now fully operational in Caloocan City.

The center, managed by highly trained medical staff, is situated at the Emergency Room (ER) complex of the President Diosdado Macapagal Memorial Hospital.

Mayor Enrico Echiverri said the center is also open to serve not only residents of Caloocan City but also people from nearby cities.

He said animal bite victims can seek treatment faster because of the center.

Echiverri, however, reminded residents that although they can now easily avail of treatment of animal bites and rabies, it is still best to observe preventative measure.

Anti-rabies vaccines and other medicine sold at the center are more affordable, Echiverri added. He also pledged to shoulder the first and last doses of the anti-rabies vaccines as the local government’s way of serving its residents better.

Echiverri warned that those infected with rabies will die if not immediately treated.

The treatment center was established on Nov. 23 through an agreement signed by Echiverri, President Diosdado Macapagal Memorial Hospital director Dr. Raquel So-Sayo and the Family Vaccine and Specialty Clinics, Inc.