Antivenom
latest news & developments
From the hospital to the lab: How we reported the snakebite scandal
You might think of snakebite as a niche issue rather than a devastating one. But it is thought to kill somewhere between 80,000 and 140,000 people a year.
eSwatini’s success against snakebites under threat after USAid funding freeze
Country that ‘achieved the impossible’ in reducing deaths to zero now faces closure of key treatment centre
SA Vaccine Producers face delays in snakebite antivenom production
About 4 000 people are bitten by snakes annually but only a quarter of those being admitted to hospital and only 10% require antivenom
Snake handler comes to the rescue in eSwatini antivenom crisis
The country is facing a critical shortage of antivenom to treat the victims of snake bites