ISBAD 2023: Building momentum for better outcomes
In the five years since the launch of Snakebite Awareness Day, the snakebite envenoming community has mobilized voices and resources to tackle SBE around the world. Once described by Kofi Annan, the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations, as ‘the biggest public health crisis you have likely never heard of’, SBE is now gaining attention, sustained by a dynamic and growing community. This year, we reflect on our shared efforts and continue to expand this momentum to accelerate future progress.
Find our articles and blog posts in support of this year's International Snakebite Awareness Day below.
Use the following hashtags to support on social media: #SnakebiteDay2023 and #SnakebiteAwarenessDay
This International Snakebite Awareness Day, Dr Frank Tianyi, Clinical Research Associate at the Centre for Snakebite Research and Interventions at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, explains why, five year's since the first ISBAD, this year's theme of "Building momentum for better outcomes" is essential.
To mark International Snakebite Awareness Day and a year on from its launch, Priyanka Kadam, Wellcome Trust/RSTMH Small Grant awardee 2021, along with Thomas Junghanss and Mauro Bodio share why they decided to create an app to assist with the treatment of snake bites. They look at what the first year of the app has show them.
The Essential Care Package (ECP) provides governments, health leaders, and frontline services with clear guidance on integrating mental health support and stigma reduction into existing NTD programmes and health systems, including prevention, identification, assessment, management, and follow-up.
