Snakebites and the fight for rural health

Snakebites in rural India kill six people every hour, yet the issue remains overshadowed by its urban counterpart. Sumanth Bindumadhav, Director of wildlife programs at Human Society International India, discusses why snakebites disproportionately affect rural communities and how evidence-based solutions, like making snakebites a notifiable disease, can yield actionable insights. 

From addressing treatment challenges to designing culturally sensitive prevention strategies, This episode stresses the need for nuanced contextual research.

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