Gyanikala Pandey of Rampur-13 died of snakebite
in the district on Thursday. A snake species named krait bit the
victim while she was taking rest at the courtyard of her house. The
33-year-old was rushed to Rampur Hospital, where she died during
treatment. Dr Prakash Aryal at the hospital said the victim was
administered eight injection of anti-snake venom but to no avail.
Meanwhile, amidst shortage of anti-snake venom, the government has said that the crisis of the antidote will end by next month.
Issuing a press statement following a meeting at the Prime Minister's
Office (PMO) on Thursday, PMO Secretary Santa Raj Subedi said the
Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) at present has a stock for one
week and additional 4,000 phials of the anti-venom will soon be made
available. Subedi said he directed the concerned officials to take
measures so that the crisis does not loom next year too.
The meeting was attended by MoHP Acting Secretary Dr Tirtha Raj
Burlakoti, PMO Joint-secretary Ghanashyam Upadhyay, Epidemiology and
Disease Control Division Director Dr Baburam Marassini and Home
Ministry's Under-secretary Ganga Bahadur Chhetri.
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