Perspectives from MSF snakebite programme implementation in Agok, Abyei region, South Sudan
Every five minutes, somebody dies from a snakebite. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), an estimated 5.4 million people get bitten worldwide every year and around 81,000 to 138,000 people die each year because of snake bites.[1] In Africa alone, 435,000 to 580,000 victims[2] suffer sna...
Main Authors: | Mohammed Said, Enrique Valdespino, Samson Paul Baba, Richard Lako, Alexandra Malm, Alan Gonzalez, Gabriel Alcoba |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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South Sudan Doctors' Association
2020-11-01
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Series: | South Sudan Medical Journal |
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Online Access: | https://bit.ly/3zfFh10 |
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