Special issue editorial: Resource mapping for the management of snakebite envenomation

Abstract

<p>The World Health Assembly adopted, in May 2018, a resolution urging state members to implement renewed and effective policies to reduce the burden of snakebite envenoming on a global basis (https ://www.who.int/news/item/25-05-2018-snakebite-envenom ing-member-states-provide-who-with-clear-mandate-for-global-action). Subsequently, in 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO) issued the first global strategy for the prevention and control of snakebite envenoming, aimed at halving, by the year 2030, the number of deaths and disabilities caused by these envenomings (WHO, 2019). The WHO strategy for snakebite envenoming is based on four main pillars: (1) empower and engage communities" (2) ensure safe, effective treatments" (3) strengthen health systems" and (4) increase partnerships, coordination and resources (WHO, 2019). These public health and political breakthroughs have prompted a diverse set of national and regional initiatives, with the participation of stakeholders of various sorts.</p>