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𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐒𝐧𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐮𝐦.
This week, we take you inside the KSRIC Herpetarium to introduce the medically important snakes housed at our facility.
Through this series, we will explore their characteristics, learn about their significance in snakebite envenoming, and understand why accurate snake identification is essential for prevention, awareness, and effective snakebite management.
Sensitisation Through Edutainment
Sensitization does not only happen in facilities and workshops but also through songs and stories passed down across generations. This is one of the ways we reach communities.
#SnakebiteAwareness #PublicHealthEducation #NTDs
𝗔 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲
Today, we mark #InternationalSnakebiteAwarenessDay2026 under the theme "Disabilities from Snakebite Envenoming: The Hidden Crisis."
Pupils explored the risks they face walking to school and herding, bringing community beliefs and practices to life through folk songs, poems,skits, separating myth from fact, learning prevention and first aid and testing their knowledge in the Snakebite Spin-the-Wheel Challenge
No child should have their future changed forever by a snakebite.
#ISBAD2026 #SnakebiteAwarenessDay #SavingLivesAndLimbs #EndTheNeglect #NTDs #CommunityHealth
Principal Secretary, @PublicHealthMoH, @psmuthoni , has been at the forefront in supporting and championing efforts to address Kenya’s snakebite burden from strengthening prevention and community awareness to advancing access to life-saving care.
Today, the world marks International Snakebite Awareness Day. Thousands of Kenyans are affected by snakebite each year, resulting in preventable deaths and lifelong disabilities. The Ministry of Health reaffirms its commitment to prevention, correct first aid and timely access to appropriate care.
Prevent. Act Right. Seek Care Early.
#ISBAD2026 #SnakebiteAwarenessDay #KnowItRespectItSurviveIt
𝐒𝐧𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 & 𝐇𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 .
In commemoration of World Snake Day, @MOH_Kenya through @K_SRIC @primateresearch — conducted a Snake Awareness, Identification and Safe Handling Training for Kenya Wildlife Service officers in Kajiado County.
By strengthening the capacity of frontline wildlife officers, this activity promotes safer human-snake interactions, improves snakebite prevention & response and support snake conservation -recognising that snakes play an ecological role and that awareness is key to reducing fear
This activity reflects our continued commitment to advancing public health, wildlife conservation and community awareness in the response to snakebite envenoming.
#WorldSnakeDay #SnakeAwareness #NTDs #SavingLivesAndLimbs #EndTheNeglect #OneHealth
As we continue commemorating 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐒𝐧𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔, we highlight another of Kenya's fascinating and harmless snake species—𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐠𝐠-𝐄𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐧𝐚𝐤𝐞.
#WorldSnakeDay2026 #SnakeConservation #Biodiversity #WildlifeConservation #OneHealth
This unique feeding behaviour helps regulate populations of certain bird species, contributing to ecological balance where they occur.
World Snake Day reminds us that 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐧𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐬.
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Thank you, Bwana PS, for visiting and highlighting the work we are doing towards solving the snakebite crisis in Kenya.
@K_SRIC @MOH_Kenya @PublicHealthMoH
@primateresearch appreciating extraction of venom for antivenom. It is estimated in 🇰🇪 we have annual 20,000 snake bites, with up to 4,000 deaths and 7,000 serious disabilities. We need to produce our own antivenom to enhance efficacy. In Kenya, a single vial typically costs between KSh 4,700 and KSh 8,500. We need to fund for production and commercialization @koske_felix @MusaliaMudavadi @nacosti @nrfkenya @KENIAupdates @OfficePCS_KE