- Launched by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, NAP-SE aims at systematic reduction of snakebite envenoming risk through sustained availability of anti-snake venom, capacity building, referral mechanism and public education.
- Its vision is to reduce snakebite deaths and disability cases by halve by 2030, through ‘One Health’ approach.
- One Health is an integrated approach to sustainably balance and optimize health of people, animals and ecosystems.
- It envisages step-wise approach for states/ union territories to develop their own action plan as per their needs.
- Its vision is to reduce snakebite deaths and disability cases by halve by 2030, through ‘One Health’ approach.
- Key strategic actions identified by NAP-SE for
- Human health component: Ensuring provision of anti-snake venom at all health facilities, strengthening surveillance of snakebite cases, institutionalization of Regional Venom Centre’s etc.
- Wildlife health component: Education awareness, systematic research and monitoring, snake venom collection and snake relocation etc.
- Animal and agriculture component: Prevention of snakebites in livestock, community engagement, production and use of Anti-Venom etc.
- Snakebite envenoming is a neglected tropical disease caused by bite of venomous snake.
- In India, around 90% of snakebites are caused by 'big four' among crawlers - Common Krait, Indian Cobra (spectacled cobra), Russell's Viper and Saw Scaled Viper.
Initiatives taken to control Snakebite Envenoming
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