Over 10,000 vials of anti-rabies vaccines has been handed to Myanmar by India in an effort to help the Naypyitaw to fight against the Rabies disease.

On Tuesday, in a handing over ceremony held in Yangon, the Deputy Chief of Mission Sumit Seth handed over the vials of Anti-Rabies Vaccines to Myanmars Director General of Department of Medical Research [DG (DMS)] Zaw Than Htun, Indian Embassy in Myanmar, said in a statement.

The statement read that "The aim of this goodwill donation was to provide support to the Government of Myanmar for its fight against Rabies and to display the strength of Indias pharmaceutical industry in manufacturing high-quality vaccines at a highly reasonable price."

The Director-General expressed his appreciationsby thanking New Delhi for its initiative and recalled the growing bilateral health cooperation between the two countries.

Two Deputy Director Generals and other senior officers of the different departments of the Ministry of Health and Sports and officers from the Embassy of India, Yangon were the other dignitaries present at the handing over ceremony.