Snakebite deaths to be brought to zero in State: Minister
The Health Minister of Kerala, K. Muraleedharan, announced efforts to eliminate snakebite deaths in the state during a seminar on Snakebite Envenoming Management. Currently, an average of 20 people die from snakebites annually, with children being particularly affected. The seminar emphasized the need for better treatment options and highlighted the importance of timely medical intervention.
- ▪The Health Minister aims to bring snakebite deaths to zero in Kerala.
- ▪On average, 20 people die from snakebites each year in the state, with children disproportionately affected.
- ▪The seminar discussed the development of next-generation treatments and the importance of timely administration of anti-snake venom.
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All efforts would be made to bring down snakebite deaths to zero, Health Minister, K. Muraleedharan, has said.He was inaugurating a national seminar on Snakebite Envenoming Management, organised by the School of Public Health and Kerala University of Health Sciences here on Monday to discuss the scientific and policy interventions aimed at bringing down snakebite fatalities in the State to zero.Mr. Muraleedharan said that it was deeply concerning that snakebites and rabies were continuing to cause significant loss of lives in a State which is hailed as a model of public health in the country. In the State, on an average 20 people die of snakebites annually.
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