In the recent decade, the Epidemiology and Disease Control Division of the Department of Health Services has been working to raise people's awareness for its prevention by considering the snakebite as a threat to public health.
In this regard, the stakeholders and snake conservationists have stressed that the anti-snake venom should be made accessible by producing it at home instead of importing from India and the World Health Organization.At a workshop on 'Production of Anti-snake Venom in Nepal' organized here by the Jhalanath Khanal Health Science Academy, the speakers said that production of the anti-snake venom was possible in Nepal and it could be supplied to the country's health centres if the works to this end were started immediately.
A doctor at Bharatpur Hospital, Chhabilal Thapa, said that the production of anti-snake venom would help even in the conservation of the snake adding that the practice of killing snake is on the rise after the snakebite.
Likewise, lecturer at the Central Department of Zoology, TU, Kamal Devkota said that the risk of snakebite is high in the 26 districts of the Tarai, adding that production of the anti-snake venom in Nepal is extremely necessary.
On the occasion, patron of the Academy and former Prime Minister Jhalanath Khanal enquired about the technical terminologies and summary of the studies on snake bite and anti-snake venom production.
During the programme, Khanal said coordination between the government, experts and people about the treatment system, information and knowledge on public health is needed and the state should prioritize the issues of public health.
Likewise, member of the National Planning Commission Dr Prem Dangal pledged to make planning for the anti-snake venom production.
Also speaking on the occasion, Chairman of the Academy Rewati Panta said that efforts would be made to make the country self-dependent in anti-snake venom production. RSS
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