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After two preventable snakebite deaths revealed a critical gap, Indian health officials are addressing a life-saving problem: doctors need better training to use the antivenom already sitting in their hospitals. The state has the medicine but now focuses on empowering doctors to administer it confidently.
Every four minutes, someone dies from a venomous snakebite, but scientists are developing revolutionary new treatments that could save over 100,000 lives annually. Researchers are creating safer, more effective antivenoms using cutting-edge technology after decades of neglect.
After a young influencer's death from snakebite sparked public outcry, Nigeria's Federal Capital Territory confirms all public hospitals are fully stocked with lifesaving antivenom and announces stricter enforcement of emergency protocols.