River Nile State — Three children died this week after being stung by scorpions in Abuhamid Locality in Sudan's River Nile state. Mohammed Nazir, a relative of one of the children, told Radio Dabanga that this is not an uncommon occurrence. He says that 'dozens' of children have died as there is no anti-venom available in the area.
He appealed to the authorities to send a supply of scorpion anti-venom to health centres in the state, to avoid the repeated of the death of children.
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