Snakebite envenoming causes an estimated 81,000–138,000 deaths and roughly 250,000–400,000 permanent disabilities or amputations each year, concentrated among impoverished rural populations. Effective antivenoms exist, but chronic underfunding and poor distribution leave most victims untreated.
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Snakebite envenoming kills and disables hundreds of thousands of the world's poorest rural people each year, yet has long been ignored by pharma and donors alike. This founding report documents the burden, explains the antivenom supply-chain and delivery failures at the heart of the problem, and lays out the WHO roadmap and funding gaps that make this a high-impact neglected niche.
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