Nigeria Snake Bite Research Intervention Centre

04/12/2020

N_SRIC/BUK team members visited Gombe state on Monday 23rd November 2020 for advocacy visit to Gombe State Governor at the same time conducted Hospital Supplementation to the above-mentioned communities.
Advocacy visit to the Executive Governor of Gombe State and Hospital supplementation to Kaltungo, Filiya, D/Dutsi Awark and Alkaleri in Bauchi state.

04/12/2020

Prof Abdulrazaq G Habib Presenting Hospital Supplementation to Snakebite Treatment Hospital Kaltungo Research center.
The donation of drugs to the above mentioned Hospital and other sites was targeted to assist the weak and the vulnerable from the respective communities that N_SRIC is carrying out research activities.
Other team members that represent N_SRIC/BUK team members for the exercise include; Prof Muhd Y Gwarzo, Prof Bashir Chedi Dr Muhammad Hamza, Abdullahi Baiwa & Kabiru S Tahir.

04/12/2020

The Honourable Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire has described as “unfortunate” that Nigeria ranks among the World’s worst snakebite-affected countries, reaching epidemic proportions. By the records the Honourable Minister reeled out, Nigeria records an average of 20, 000 cases of snakebite every year with about 2, 000 people killed and between 1,700 and 2, 000 people whose leg or arm is amputated to save their lives after snakebite.

04/12/2020

Bauchi State governor, Senator Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed, has revealed plans by his administration to set up a functional snakebite treatment centre to treat victims of snakebites in the state.

04/12/2020

Professor Abdulrazak Habib and Professor Richard Walker discuss COVID-19 in Nigeria

04/12/2020

World Health Assembly 2019 Snakebite - Every year, it is estimated that snakebite envenoming kills more than 125,000, seriously injures over 2.7 million people and leaves at least 400,000 of those who survive with permanent disability

07/11/2019

Missed the seminar by Professor Abdulrazaq G. Habib on "Challenges and Prospects of Snakebite Management in Sub-Saharan Africa"? Here's the recording
https://bit.ly/2JztiDh

21/11/2018

Risk & Rewards : the Challenges and Benefits of Treating Snakebite in Africa - a Physician's Perspective

19/09/2018

https://youtu.be/jXq_2D91-oc

Snake bites kill more than 100,000 people every year. The World Health Organization (WHO) says reducing the number of fatalities is a ''global health priorit...

19/09/2018

https://youtu.be/hhYEhEaNhfc

NSRIC Snakebite Documentary