Call for awareness, training to reduce snakebite deaths

Nepal has committed to reducing 50 percent of deaths and disabilities through snakebite envenomation by 2030. Each year, around 2,700 people, die of snakebites in the country.

As the deadline to reduce 50 percent of existing deaths and disabilities from snakebites nears, herpetologists and public health experts emphasise the urgency for awareness and training for local health workers to meet this crucial health goal.