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African nations face snake-venom antidote crisis
Medical emergency looms as company that supplies drug prepares to end its manufacture, citing high production costs.
16 Oct 2015
Experts are warning that a medical emergency is looming in some African countries. The last batch of an effective snake-venom antidote expires next year. The company which supplies the drug is blaming high production costs for ending its manufacture.
Al Jazeera’s Ahmed Idris reports from northern Nigeria.
Source : Al Jazeera
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