LSTM AND PARTNERS IN FOUR AFRICAN COUTRIES LAUNCH THE AFRICAN SNAKEBITE ALLIANCE


LSTM AND PARTNERS IN FOUR AFRICAN COUTRIES LAUNCH THE AFRICAN SNAKEBITE ALLIANCE

Health research questions based on the input from communities and policymakers. The findings will translate into prevention of snakebites and ways to reduce the damage caused by them.”

Initial research by members of the Alliance’s member organization's identified some of the barriers to tackling the burden of snakebite in sub-Saharan Africa, including limited funds, lack of relevant data, and from the need to increase engagement with policymakers, all of which will be addressed by the development of the ASA as a research and policy hub.


PHOTO: During the Launch and Press address at KEPRI offices Nairobi.

As well as conducting research, the ASA wants to promote research on snakebite envenoming via open grants, including creating opportunities for postdoctoral researchers in Africa.

Information on how to apply for these grants will appear on the ASA website, and further updates will be published on its X (Twitter) account.


About the African Snakebite Alliance

Members of the ASA include:

Professor David Lalloo and Professor Ymkje Stienstra from Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine Dr George Omondi from Kenyan Institute of Primate Research,

Dr Janna Schurer from University of Global Health Equity.

Dr John Amuasi from Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine

Dr Sara Padidar from Eswatini Antivenom Foundation,

Jean Bosco Mbonigaba from Rwanda Biomedical Center.

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