The lack of effective Antivenoms in Africa

This has been a known issue for decades! Hopefully, African countries will step up and do more!

"In sub-Saharan Africa, a venomous snakebite is too often a death sentence: ~20,000 people in the region are killed each year, with rural populations especially impacted by lack of access to care and by severe antivenom shortages. 

But even getting an antivenom is no guarantee of survival, finds a deep dive by The Bureau of Investigative Journalism: 

• Diluted and fraudulent antivenoms have flooded the poorly regulated market. 
• Some corporations knowingly sell ineffective products—such as antivenoms made for Indian snakes, which are ineffective in Africa.

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Global Health NOW: U.S. Agencies Brace for More Cuts; Launching a Vaccine Trial During an Ebola Outbreak; and The ‘Wild West’ of Antivenoms in Africa

The New Snake Oil: Antivenoms That Are As Useless As Water (Caveat: I did not read this long article)