African nations face snake-venom antidote crisis

By Al Jazeera

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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