TG Urged to Implement Snakebites Notification System
4 months ago

TG Urged to Implement Snakebites Notification System

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad:The Union health ministry has declared snakebite cases and deaths as notifiable under public health regulations. The inclusion of private healthcare providers addresses long-standing gaps in public health surveillance. India accounts for a high number of global deaths caused by snakebites, with fragmented data systems making it difficult to gauge the true scale of the issue. Meanwhile, the state health departments have been directed to implement the notification system under relevant public health legislation.

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Snakebites a major health concern in Assam
2 months ago

Snakebites a major health concern in Assam

The Hindu  

Experts have identified delayed medical intervention and lack of awareness of proper first-aid measures as factors behind snakebites becoming a major public health concern in Assam. Snakebite specialists who attended a capacity-building workshop on ethical snake rescue and snakebite prevention in Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve on January 27-28 said Assam recorded 36 deaths due to snakebites in 2024. …

Snakebites across country, do something; take States on board, Supreme Court to Union Government
2 months ago

Snakebites across country, do something; take States on board, Supreme Court to Union Government

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court of India on Monday observed that the issue of snakebites was prevalent "throughout the country" and asked the Union Government to take all States on board to "do something" in making available snakebite treatment at medical facilities. The plea sought directions to make available anti-venom and snakebite treatment at health centres, government hospitals and medical colleges to …

SC urges Centre to tackle snakebite crisis
2 months ago

SC urges Centre to tackle snakebite crisis

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday observed the issue of snakebites was prevalent "throughout the country" and asked the Centre to take all states on board to "do something" in making available snakebite treatment in medical facilities. The plea sought directions to make available anti-venom and snakebite treatment at health centres, government hospitals and medical colleges to save lives …

Karnataka saw a sharp rise in recorded snakebites, deaths in 2024
2 months, 1 week ago

Karnataka saw a sharp rise in recorded snakebites, deaths in 2024

The Hindu  

Recorded cases of snakebite envenoming and deaths in Karnataka have seen a sharp rise from 6,596 bite cases and 19 deaths in 2023 to 13,235 bite cases and 101 deaths in 2024. This follows Karnataka declaring snakebite envenoming cases and deaths notifiable under the Karnataka Epidemic Diseases Act, 2020, in February 2024. Following a huge gap between the number of …

TN declares snake bite a notified disease
4 months, 3 weeks ago

TN declares snake bite a notified disease

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu government on Friday announced that snake bites have been declared as a notified disease under the Tamil Nadu Public Health Act, 1939, becoming only the second state in India after Karnataka to do so. The state reports around 13,000-16,000 snake bite cases in the official portal every year, 75% of which are from non-venomous snakes, said …

Tamil Nadu declares snakebite envenoming a notifiable disease
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Tamil Nadu declares snakebite envenoming a notifiable disease

The Hindu  

In a significant move to tackle the public health challenge of snakebites, the Tamil Nadu government has officially declared snakebite envenomation as a notifiable disease under the Tamil Nadu Public Health Act, 1939. was issued in this regard by the Health and Family Welfare Department on November 4, following which a notification was published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette …

Snakebite cases and deaths now notifiable in Karnataka
1 year, 1 month ago

Snakebite cases and deaths now notifiable in Karnataka

The Hindu  

Following a huge gap between the number of snakebite envenoming and deaths reported from direct surveys and in official data, Karnataka has now made snakebite deaths and cases notifiable under the Karnataka Epidemic Diseases Act, 2020. Following this, the State Health Department has directed all hospitals and medical colleges including private facilities to mandatorily enter all snakebite cases and deaths …

Man releases snake in Hyderabad civic body office after officials ignore complaint. Watch
1 year, 8 months ago

Man releases snake in Hyderabad civic body office after officials ignore complaint. Watch

Hindustan Times  

A Hyderabad man released a snake into the office of municipal corporation after the officials neglected his call for help. The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation authorities had failed to act after a snake entered the house of Sampath Kumar in the Alwal area amid heavy rains and waterlogging, Deccan Chronicle reported. Lashing out at the civic authorities, Kumar said that …

India is ignoring its deadly snakebite crisis
2 years ago

India is ignoring its deadly snakebite crisis

The Hindu  

Published : Mar 11, 2023 16:16 IST Himar Jatt was busy with his daily routine of grazing his camels in the dense mangroves of Bachau, a small district in the Gujarat state in India, when he suddenly felt a pain in his left foot. Doctors and public health experts cite several reasons for the snakebite crisis, including holy reverence for …

Snakebite a ‘Disease’ of Poverty: ICMR Has a Plan to Help WHO Achieve Its Goal to Cut Deaths by Half
2 years, 1 month ago

Snakebite a ‘Disease’ of Poverty: ICMR Has a Plan to Help WHO Achieve Its Goal to Cut Deaths by Half

News 18  

Posters, cartoon messages, videos on prevention and first aid — the Indian Council of Medical Research is ready with the plan to achieve the World Health Organization’s goal to cut down snakebite deaths to half by 2030. India’s apex health research institute has published the National Snakebite Project protocol aiming for community empowerment and capacity building of the public healthcare …

Snakebites: Prevention and control
5 years, 8 months ago

Snakebites: Prevention and control

The Hindu  

“It must be something I did in my last life; I have been bitten by snakes some five times,” rues Ameresan. “Technology has come in handy,” says Dr. Ragunanthanan; the picture taken on Raja’s phone helped them treat him early. India sees 45,000 snakebite deaths every year, finds the 2011 ‘Million Death Study’. Silent killer On May 23, WHO launched …

Hyderabad: Emergency treatment critical in snakebite
5 years, 10 months ago

Hyderabad: Emergency treatment critical in snakebite

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Nearly 50 per cent cases of snakebites have been observed to cause death and disability and therefore, it is critical that pre-hospitalisation and emergency treatment is administered as per the guidelines issued by the World Health Organization to India. Between 1.8 and 2.7 million people get bit every year, and management in the first three hours after the bite …

Snakebite Threat Gets Short Shrift
13 years, 3 months ago

Snakebite Threat Gets Short Shrift

NPR  

Snakebite Threat Gets Short Shrift Enlarge this image toggle caption Asit Kumar/AFP/Getty Images Asit Kumar/AFP/Getty Images If you're poor and living in the Indian countryside, there's a life-threatening problem that can slither right into your life — a poisonous snake. "It's really a big problem for rural areas in tropical and subtropical developing countries," says Ulrich Kuch, head of the …

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