Dang, August 2
A shortage of Anti-snake venom used to treat snakebite patients has been reported in hospitals in the district. The snakebite treatment centre at the Rapti Institute of Health Sciences (Ghorahi) and Lamahi Hospital (Gadhawa) have run out of anti-snake venom.
At the same time, its stock is about to run out at the Rapti Provincial Hospital (Tulsipur). According to Dr Suresh Rasaili, Director of the Rapti Institute of Health Sciences, two snakebite patients are currently being treated at the Institute. However, he said there is difficulty with treatment due to a shortage of the necessary anti-snake venom. A request has been made to the Rapti Provincial Hospital for assistance to that end.
Likewise, Gadhawa Rural Municipality Chair Yamanarayan Pokharel said that the snakebite treatment centre in Gadhawa has run out of anti-snake venom, and that there may be a problem as the stock is also low at Rapti Provincial Hospital. The hospital has stated that even though a request has been sent to the Lumbini Provincial Supply Center, it has not been able to receive anti-snake venom in sufficient quantity.
As snakebite incidents start increasing with the rainy season, the hospitals have demanded that the concerned bodies immediately provide the dose in sufficient quantity. In the fiscal year 2082/83, seven people died due to snake bites in the district, while 39 recovered after treatment, according to the District Administration Office.
