50% of hospitals in Nigeria lack capacity to treat snakebites — Report

Punchng | 03-02-2026 08:18pm |

Wale Akinselure At least 50 percent of health facilities in Nigeria lack the capacity to treat snakebite envenoming, a new report has revealed. The report, released by the global Strike Out Snakebite initiative to mark World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day 2026, celebrated every January 30, noted that weak health systems, poor infrastructure, and shortages of

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