4,000 annual snakebite deaths and 7,000 paralysis cases in Kenya due to scarce antivenom.

4,000 snakebite victims die yearly in Kenya; 7,000 others face paralysis or other complications amid scarce antivenom treatments, according to the local Institute. Esther Kangali, a mother of five, nearly died from a snakebite after local health centers lacked antivenom. Kitui County, with Kenya's second-highest snakebite cases, exemplifies the need for stocked antivenom in areas with high occurrences of snakebites.