Rabies expert on snakebite panel of WHO
Shimla, February 25
Omesh Kumar Bharti, a Padma Shree awardee for his path-breaking research on rabies, has been included in the WHO’s panel of experts for strategic plan for the control and prevention of snakebite envenoming.
Bharti is an epidemiologist with the Himachal Pradesh Institute of Health and Family Welfare.
A communique from the Department for the Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases of the WHO to Bharti on Wednesday stated, “Your expertise and knowledge are highly valuable to the WHO. As the WHO operationalises and rolls out strategic plans from time to time, we may request your technical support and assistance for projects”.