Global Snakebite Initiative, USA Foundation

GSI-USA is a nonprofit supporting programs to reduce the scourge of snakebite by educating communities, training health workers & improving treatments globally.

[Global Snakebite Initiative, USA Foundation @GlobalSnakebite]

Kofi Annan believed that snakebite envenoming - a neglected disease with 1/4 the mortality of malaria - needed to be addressed by the global community. This is his message: https://t.co/yAGTeqYXbD #InternationalSnakebiteAwarenessDay @DrTedros @PLOSNTDs @richardhorton1 @PeterHotez

[World Health Organization (WHO) @WHO]

Venomous #SnakeBite is a potentially life-threatening medical emergency due to snakebite envenoming following the bite of a snake 🐍
It can also be caused by having the snake venom sprayed into the eyes https://t.co/J1SLOnPZUV

[World Health Organization (WHO) @WHO]

Today is #SnakeBite Awareness Day.

Q: What should I do if someone is bitten by a venomous snake 🐍?

A:
⏱️ Time is essential - seek medical care without delay
💉 Get antivenom within 4-6 hours after bite
‼️ Immobilize the bitten person and keep them from moving around at all
🫁 If possible place them on their side to help protect their airway and breathing

https://t.co/vuv8Quunfu

[Gnaneswar Ch @GnaneswarCh]

A huge shout-out to the Lilian Lincoln Foundation , Taylor Ashae Antivenom Foundation, Watamu Snake Farm & @GlobalSnakebite for inaugurating the snakebite research centre.

[MSF Access @MSF_access]

In MSF we believe tackling snakebite effectively requires strong community engagement. We need more support for initiatives such as the Snakebite Community Engagement Network. More here #SnakebiteDay2023 @GlobalSnakebite @RSTMH @wellcometrust @PCuresResearch @HAImedicines 5/6

[MSF Access @MSF_access]

MSF treats ppl with snakebite in 🇸🇸, 🇾🇪 &🇪🇹. Today we see some momentum in tackling this hidden crisis, but there is much more to do to achieve @WHO targets by 2030. #SnakebiteDay2023 #SnakebiteAwarenessDay @GlobalSnakebite @RSTMH @wellcometrust @PCuresResearch @HAImedicines 6/6

[Julien Potet @julienpotet]

@DrSoumyadeepB There is a WHO plan to improve access to antivenoms in selected African countries. There will be a need to mobilise significant resources. I haven't seen many donors stepping in...
There's a big diphtheria outbreak in Nigeria and money is needed to procure antitoxin and vaccines.

[Global Snakebite Initiative, USA Foundation @GlobalSnakebite]

@yangaza209 @unthis @SoceFallBirima @drclstbg @yangaza209 inspired today by every word you said. Keep that passion - you’re an #NTD champion!

[Global Snakebite Initiative, USA Foundation @GlobalSnakebite]

This sums up our unwavering drive to turn the tide for those who suffer from #snakebite

Inspiring 2 days @WHO as global partners unite to #beatNTDs & #EndtheNeglect to hit 2030 target. Partnerships and commitment from govt’s in affected countries will make us #StrongerTogether

[Diogo Martins @dcorreiamartins]

Wrapping up 2 days of the @WHO Global NTDs Partners’ Meeting in Geneva, on behalf of @wellcometrust.

👉🏻 Tons of ambition, positive energy, familiar faces, which means huge homework ahead for all of us.

But we remain #100percentCommitted: stronger together towards 2030

[Global Snakebite Initiative, USA Foundation @GlobalSnakebite]

Congrats to the high honor bestowed upon Vadivel & Masi of the Irulas Snakecatchers Cooperative. Their work along w all Irula tribeswomen & men to catch venomous snakes & extract venoms has been a major contribution to India’s AV production. Watch their special ceremony!

[IndSamachar News @Indsamachar]

#PeoplesPadma | President #DroupadiMurmu confers #PadmaShri2023 in the field of Social Work to Vadivel Gopal & Masi Sadaiyan.

#PadmaAwards2023 | #PadmaAwards | @PadmaAwards

[Global Snakebite Initiative, USA Foundation @GlobalSnakebite]

Congratulations to Professor Sir David Warrell and Dr. David Williams for this important piece in @TheLancet https://t.co/HrFzdGhPbq @toxinologist

[Global Snakebite Initiative, USA Foundation @GlobalSnakebite]

@otis_reid @cleanandgritty A great piece! To add to that, this was pub’d yesterday by our clinical advisor https://t.co/HrFzdGhPbq adding the need to modernize antivenom design & complexities of SB management. Community education & health worker training are effective interventions to reduce burden now.

[Global Snakebite Initiative, USA Foundation @GlobalSnakebite]

Couldn’t agree more @otis_reid - A wowing stat for anyone outside burden areas, but very well known to those at risk trying to earn a living!

[Otis Reid @otis_reid]

Once again thinking about this truly crazy statistic: estimated ~lifetime risk of dying of snakebite in India is 1 in 250 (and close to 1 in 100 in a handful of areas). https://t.co/0h1lXEyYwT

[Julien Potet @julienpotet]

Good punchline by Pr Jörg Blessmann in introduction of #SnakebiteMeeting held by @SBE_Research
"In 2010, when you asked for funding for snakebite, people laughed at you. Now some progress has been made; today when you ask for funding, people just smile."
#BeatNTDs 🐍

[ICMR-NIRWoH @icmrnirwoh]

We conducted an educational session to increase awareness on #Snakebite in collaboration with Public Health Department, Maharashtra at PHC Aghai, Taluka Shahapur, District Thane, Maharashtra on the occasion of #InternationalSnakebiteAwarenessDay.
#BeatNTDs #SnakebiteAwarenessDay

[Global Snakebite Initiative, USA Foundation @GlobalSnakebite]

Ah...to hear the voice of a good friend and partner... his guiding words bring joy on this #SnakebiteAwarenessDay - a day he enthusiastically was behind in Kenya!

[𝖬𝖺𝗎𝗋𝗂𝖼𝖾 𝖮𝗇𝗂𝖺𝗇𝗀'𝗈 @moniango]

Snakebite is arguably one of our biggest hidden health crisis. Antivenom is the only effective way of treating a venomous snakebite. A snippet of a documentary we did about snakebites, antivenom production & snake conservation. Voice of the late R. Taylor
#snakebiteawarenessday

[Maya Gopalakrishnan @MayaGopalakris6]

Need to address the long term survivors of #snakebite envenoming. #snakebiteday22

[HEPS-Uganda @hepsuganda]

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Sharing these tips with the rest of the world is a huge contribution to saving hundreds of lives globally. Join us today, tomorrow and always @MBKeno @Unite_snakebite @SnakebiteUganda @GlobalSnakebite @HAImedicines #snakebiteday22 #HepsInAction

[Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative @DNDi]

#SnakebiteAwarenessDay Why are snakebites so neglected? 🐍

There is a need for safe, efficacious, and affordable treatments for #snakebite that are widely available for everyone at risk. #beatNTDs #SnakebiteDay22

[MSF East Africa @MSF_EastAfrica]

#Snakebites are a real problem in Northern #Ethiopia, the home of 20 species of venomous snakes🐍.

In the past two months the @MSF medical team in Abdurafi, Northern Ethiopia, treated over 2⃣7⃣0⃣ people, victims of snakebite.

#snakebiteday22 #ISBAD

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