What happens if you get bitten? (Image: Jeremy Woodhouse/Getty)
Snakebites kill hundreds of thousands, so the scarcity of proper treatment is a global tragedy. Time to bring in the law, say Nick Brown and Dev Kevat
SNAKEBITE is one of the world’s most neglected health issues. In 2009, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared it a “neglected tropical disease”. Yet this devastating problem is ignored by governments, research funders and public health organisations, leaving millions without adequate treatment.
In allowing this tragic situation to exist, governments are not only ignoring persuasive moral and economic reasons to improve treatment, but may…
