In Bangladesh Snake bite is also one of the major causes of preventable deaths of children and is not well managed as for its prevention and treatment concerned.
According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS)'s latest National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) studies (published on 18 June 2023) titled "National Survey on Annual Incidence and Epidemiology of Snakebite in Bangladesh" in 2021-22, around 4.03 lakh people are bitten by snakes every year while 7,511 of them die from the injury.
The link to the article "Why are more people dying despite fewer snakebites?" published in a news portal, given below highlights the present situation of Snakebites and death due to snakebite and the pitfalls of its management and other related issues. The report also comments on the differences of snake bite case fatality among Bangladesh and Australia where snake bite is also very common.
https://www.tbsnews.net/node/683066
Dr. Muhammad Wahedi
CHIFA profile
Muhammad Obaidullah Khan Wahedi is Professor of Paediatrics & Neonatology at the Medical College for Women & Hospital in Bangladesh. Professional interests: Neonatology and early childhood development, affordable health services for rural poor and disadvantaged, community health insurance. mokwahedi@gmail.com He is a CHIFA Country Representative for Bangladesh http://www.hifa.org/support/members/muhammad-0
