Op-eds, blogs & media interactions: Snakebite

The snake in the room: snakebite’s huge death toll demands a global response [BMJ 2018] - Despite huge mortality in countries such as India, governments are doing nowhere near enough. Would the World Health Assembly  resolution change that ? 

WHO gears up to solve the world’s antivenom crisis [Chemistry World 2018] – Clinical trials are needed to take on the scourge of substandard, untested medicines

Snakebite: India can have a key global role in addressing this health issue. [The News Minute 2018] -The recently-concluded 71st World Assembly passed a resolution to address the burden of snakebites. What can be India’s role?

Snake Bite Envenomation – the Public Health Problem That Is Also a Silent Killer. [The Wire 2018] – Over 46,000 people die of snake bites annually. Many more face long-term health effects and even social stigma, leading to immense social and economic loss.

Clinical Toxinology and Snake Anti-Venoms in India: Julian White [2014] A Guest Op-Ed by Prof Julian White on clinical toxinology, issues with the snake anti-venom in India and the way forward.

Perspective of different stakeholders in research priority setting for a public health problem in low and middle income nation {Presentation on Snakebite as a case study} [2014] An exemplar on how research priorities for different stakeholders might develop.

Identifying Research Priorities and Setting Research Agenda in Clinical Toxinology with a Focus on Snake Envenomation {Presentation} [2014]. A keynote presentation prior to a panel discussion on a proposed ICMR funding call on snakebite

Snakebite research in India—no longer so neglected [ BMJ Opinion 2014] – On a new funding call by ICMR on snakebite.

India’s snakebite problem [Fountain Ink 2014] -Thousands of people die every year of snake bite—deaths that can be avoided if the issue got its due from public health policymakers. Lack of preparedness is systemic.

Snakebite neglected, forgotten and victims abandoned: David A Warrell [ 2013] – An interview with world renowned Prof David A Warell , where he discusses various aspects of snakebite as a public health problem , issues with snake anti-venom and why more research is needed in this field.

SSSSSSNAKES-India: National Snakebite Survey : Survey of Snake Species, Syndromes, Snake-bite outcomes, and anti-Snake venom requirements in Indian Sub-continent  [2013] Quick meeting notes.

Snakebite: a forgotten problem [ BMJ – 2013] – India has the worst snakebite problem in the world, largely affecting poor people and children from rural communities. The lack of political voice might explain a lot.