No be small matter, my people! Kaduna State don shine light for snakebite wahala wey don dey vex people since. Na health commissioner, Umma Ahmed, talk say the decline for snakebite cases no be magic, but na beta plan from government and better anti-snake venom wey dey available.
According to her, cases don dey fall like prices for takeaway since three years back. E drop from 68 for 2023 to 58 in 2024 and land at 50 for 2025. Na serious achievement o, considering say dem don try make anti-snake venom dey plenty for health facilities.
Umma talk say treatment wey dey cost for snakebite now na government dey carry am for head, thanks to Kaduna State Emergency Medical Services and Ambulance System. She also shout say dem dey maintain stock of about 176 doses of anti-snake venom for Kaduna State Health Supplies Management Agency.
But no be everything dey waka fine, my people. Some challenges dey still dey, like late presentation for hospital, old-school treatment methods, and sometimes the drugs fit no dey maintain sharp efficacy. So, na wetin chop the victory from full ground.
Snakebite no be something wey we fit take lightly, especially for rural areas wey dey suffer pass. Umma stress say the government don make sure say dem dey supply life-saving anti-venom well well, and dem dey warehouse am under good conditions. E no go make sense make people still dey look for traditional ways when snake bite dem, instead of rushing go hospital.
Recent wahala don surface again after fast-rising singer Ifunanya Nwangene die from snakebite. Na big shock o! She don dey make waves since she appear for The Voice Nigeria in 2021. Her death bring plenty attention to the snakebite challenge wey dey Nigeria, as per the matter don dey serious no be small.
The Toxinological Society of Nigeria don talk say na about 43,000 snake bites dey happen every year, and e dey carry almost 1,900 lives. And e no go surprise anybody say half of our health facilities no fit treat snakebite well because of poor infrastructure and no enough life-saving antivenom to go around.
Some health workers even talk say dem no dey fully equipped to handle snakebite cases, and 99 per cent don confirm say e dey hard to administer the recognized treatment. Na why we go still continue to dey raise awareness for this matter!
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