While Kharel received timely treatment, many others in Nepal are less fortunate. Snakebites remain a pervasive and deadly threat in the country, especially among its rural populations, but experts believe that targeted awareness campaigns and increased treatment access could halve the number of fatalities.
Nepal’s Toxinology Association hosts a snakebite awareness programme at a school. Globally, nearly 138,000 people die of snakebites annually, according to the WHO. Photo: Kamal Devkota
A 2022 research in the medical journal The Lancet,…
