ult aneous ▁to ▁his ▁medical ▁practice , ▁Bh art i ▁joined ▁N GO s ▁in ▁Sh im la ▁and ▁came ▁across ▁the ▁har sh ▁reality ▁of ▁ra b ies . ▁Even ▁with ▁access ▁to ▁hosp it als ▁and ▁other ▁treatment ▁options , ▁the ▁cost ▁of ▁ra bid ▁dog ▁b ite ▁treatment ▁was ▁a ▁h ind rance . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁he ▁began ▁a ▁self - fund ed ▁research ▁for ▁an ▁alternate ▁and ▁afford able ▁treatment ▁for ▁ra bid ▁dog ▁b ite . ▁He ▁innov ated ▁a ▁technique ▁of ▁inject ing ▁the ▁ser um ▁into ▁the ▁w ound , ▁en abling ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁one ▁v ial ▁to ▁treat ▁up ▁to ▁ 2 0 ▁patients ▁successfully . ▁The ▁World ▁Health ▁Organ ization ▁review ed ▁the ▁technique ▁and ▁approved ▁it ▁as ▁a ▁low ▁cost ▁anti - rab ies ▁treatment ▁protocol ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁The ▁research ▁was ▁done ▁at ▁the ▁De en ▁Day al ▁Up ad hy ay ▁Hospital ▁( Sh im la ) ▁and ▁the ▁National ▁Institute ▁of ▁M ental ▁Health ▁and ▁Neu ros ci ences ▁( B eng al uru ), ▁and ▁took ▁ 1 7 ▁years ▁to ▁be ▁accomplished . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : Ind ian ▁ep ide mi olog ists ▁Category : Re cip ients ▁of ▁the ▁Pad ma ▁Sh ri ▁in ▁medicine ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Sh im la <0x0A> </s> ▁Roman ia – S ri ▁L anka ▁relations ▁are ▁the ▁foreign ▁relations ▁between ▁Roman ia ▁and ▁Sri ▁L anka .