Africa Lacks Snake Bite Drugs

14 November 2006

Nairobi — There is a serious shortage of the anti-snake bite drug in Africa, which could lead to increased deaths, an international seminar was told yesterday.

The conference on snake bites at Hemmingway Beach Hotel at Watamu, Malindi District, heard that the crisis had hit most African countries, Kenya included.

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