WHO Director-General emphasizes snakebite as a medical emergency
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General, highlights the critical importance of treating every snakebite as a medical emergency to save lives.
Background
Snakebite envenoming is a neglected tropical disease that causes tens of thousands of deaths and hundreds of thousands of disabilities annually, primarily affecting rural agricultural communities in low-income countries. The World Health Organization (WHO) has been working to raise awareness and improve access to effective antivenoms and treatment.
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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
Director-General of the World Health Organization · World Health Organization · Switzerland
on Snakebite: A Medical Emergency
Supports Snakebite: A Medical Emergency: Posts in this cluster support Snakebite: A Medical Emergency (mean stance +0.80).
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