Siraha, July 28

Jayakali Snakebite Treatment Centre, operated by Nepali Army’s Shree Naya Gorakh Battalion in Choharwa, Siraha, has seen a steep rise in the number of snake patients of late.

As per the centre, it provided services to as many as 934 patients since April 2016 to April 2017. “With growing credibility and trust among the service-seekers, health workers at district hospital and other health facilities also refer snakebite patients to the centre for treatment,” said chairperson of the centre Bijaya Sah.

He said people from Saptari, Dhanusha, Udayapur and other adjoining districts also visited the health facility. Lack of snake antivenom and delay in service delivery at government health facilities have also contributed to sudden increase of snakebite patients at the centre.

The Nepali Army operated centre provides antivenom, which it receives from the Department of Health on the recommendation of District Health Office, Siraha, free of cost.

Keeping in view the increasing number of snakebite patients, a well-facilitated building is being constructed for the centre with support from parliamentary development fund, said Sah.

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