TNPSC Thervupettagam

Snakebites in India

December 7 , 2023 227 days 186 0
  • India has the biggest burden of deaths due to snakebites in the world, with most of the cases in rural India.
  • Avoidable Deaths Network (ADN) have set up a hub in an Odisha village to look into lifesaving solutions for snakebites.
  • ADN is a global membership network working on avoiding human deaths from natural hazards.
  • In 2015, India ratified the WHO’s Snakebite Envenoming Strategy for Prevention and Control, along with UN’ Sendai Framework for halving the deaths by 2030.

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