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Tackling Snakebite Mortality & Morbidity

We are working toward better therapies & diagnosis.

We are working toward better therapies & diagnosis.

Watch how we are tackling the challenges in snakebite treatment.

Welcome to Kenya Snakebite Research & Intervention Centre

Our Initiative

About Our Initiative

Kenya snakebite research and intervention centre(K-SRIC), situated within the Institute of Primate Research (IPR), is a centre of excellence in snakebite research and Interventions. K-SRIC’s key strategic objective is to undertake multi-disciplinary research activities leading to better diagnosis and therapies for snakebite, while working to wards community-based model intervention systems with the primary goal of saving the lives and limbs of those afflicted with snakebites.

Snakebite is a WHO-listed Neglected Tropical Disease that kills 32,000 people residing in some of the most disadvantaged rural communities of sub-Saharan Africa and leaves over 90,000 surviving victims with permanent physical disabilities / disfigurements. The most economically important and educationally-vulnerable 10-30 year olds suffer the highest rates of snakebite mortality and morbidity.

"Beyond the Bite: Elucidating the essential Epidemiological and Statistical concepts"

"Beyond the Bite: Elucidating the essential Epidemiological and Statistical concepts"

KSRIC EVENTS
Snakebite is a Neglected public health issue in many tropical and subtropical countries. Most of these occur in Africa, Asia and Latin America. In Africa there are an estimated 435,000 to 580,000 snake bites annually that need treatment. Envenoming affects women, children and farmers in poor rural communities in low- and middle-income countries. The highest burden occurs in countries where health systems are weakest and medical resources sparse.

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