Snakebite antidote is running out
The world is running out of one of the most effective snakebite treatments, putting tens of thousands of lives at risk, warn experts.
Medicins Sans Frontieres says new stocks of Fav-Afrique, which neutralises 10 different snakebites that can occur in Sub-Saharan Africa, are desperately needed.
The last batch will expire in June 2016 and there is no comparable replacement.
Manufacturer Sanofi Pasteur says it has been priced out of the market.
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