[Venomous] Breaking the Vicious Circle of Antivenom Shortage in Sub-Saharan Africa
Greetings from the jungle!
This is the first official installment in the Snakebite and Treatment in Sub-Saharan Africa video series.
This piece — "Breaking the Vicious Circle of Antivenom Shortage" — provides a quick overview of the factors that contribute to the Vicious Circle is and how they can be remedied.
English: https://vimeo.com/243749142
Spanish: https://vimeo.com/243786568
French: https://vimeo.com/244041466
The eight modules to follow will cover aspects of epidemiology, public health, medically important species, use of antivenom and more.
Enjoy!
Posted Nov 30, 2017, 6:12 PM UTC
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Great start, Ray! I hope this has a positive impact.
Thank you so much! We are optimistic that this training series, in conjunction with efforts on the ground in Africa, will save a lot of lives.
One important metric that is not included in this video: Of the cases that reach clinics — and we don't know what percentage that is — between 20 and 25% of patients die. If you just add antivenom, with little or no training, that stat drops to about 10%. With antivenom + training, it drops to between 2 and 2½% — a 90% improvement. That's what we are aiming for.