African nations face snake-venom antidote crisis
Medical emergency looms as company that supplies drug prepares to end its manufacture, citing high production costs.
Published On 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