Reframing India's Approach to Snakebite Envenomation Through a One Health Approach
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Snake Bites, One Health, Public Health PolicyAbstract
Snakebite envenomation remains a neglected public health challenge in India. More than 1,000,000 snakebites occur annually, causing approximately 58,000 deaths,[2] and disability in nearly four times as many people.[1] The World Health Organization (WHO) has set a target of reducing snakebite-related deaths by 50% by 2030.[3] India has aligned its national response through the launch of the National Action Plan for Prevention and Control of Snakebite Envenoming (NAPSE) in 2024.[4] Achieving this goal, however, requires moving beyond a predominantly biomedical response to adopting a one-health framework which consider human, animal and environmental aspects of the problem together to find comprehensive solutions.
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