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Feb 3 • 01:26 UTC • 🇳🇬 Nigeria • Punch

50% of Nigerian clinics lack capacity to treat snakebites –Report

A new report reveals that over half of health facilities in Nigeria are not equipped to handle snakebite emergencies, highlighting serious deficiencies in healthcare infrastructure and access to antivenom.

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