Rivers state moves to tackle snakebite emergencies with anti-venom doses

The Rivers State Primary Health Care Management Board has acquired 500 doses of snake anti-venom for deployment astatine superior wellness facilities.

The Executive Secretary of the Board, Dr Chituru Adele, made the disclosure during the First Quarter Review Meeting of the Primary Health Care Task Force, held astatine Government House successful Port Harcourt connected Wednesday.

Dr Adele confirmed that the anti-venom had been distributed and was disposable astatine superior wellness centres to grip snakebite emergencies.

He added that the committee was collaborating with the Rivers State Contributory Health Protection Programme to grow enrolment for large women, ensuring they person entree to antenatal attraction and escaped transportation services.

On aboriginal plans, Dr. Adele noted that “plans are underway to widen escaped enrollment to schoolhouse children.”

Also speaking astatine the event, the Deputy Governor of Rivers State, Professor Ngozi Nma Odu, stressed the request for openness and practice among wellness assemblage stakeholders.

She cautioned that “lack of spot could discourage residents from enrolling successful the wellness security scheme,” and called connected each parties to beryllium forthright successful identifying and addressing systemic challenges.

The procurement comes months aft a 26-year-old Nigerian singer, Ifunanya Nwangene, mislaid her beingness successful Abuja pursuing a snakebite sustained successful her apartment.

Her decease was attributed to...