Snake bite is called poor men’s acute health emergency. India is World's 'Snakebite Capital' with 2.8 million bites a year with 35,000–50,000 people dying per year according to World Health Organization (WHO) [1,2]. Lack of a coordinated comprehensive care in snake bite management is the key factor of highest numbers of deaths and morbidity in India&Assam.India and our state, Assam too lacks comprehensive care model in snake bite management. But we are happy with the progress of our state activity in the year 2024. Comprehensive care is a planned coordinated preventive, promotive, curative, mental & socioeconomic care to snake bite victims.
India lacks the coordinated movement of snake bite victims from field to hospital. Why India & Assam needs a comprehensive care? 1.Lack of awareness amongst public. 2.Majority attended faith healers [3,4]. 3.Poorly trained health care workers (HCW)…