By Hosea Parah, Abuja

Medical expert and former medical Director of Gwagwalada Specialist Hospital now University of Abuja Teaching Hospital Dr. Nandul Durfa has called on the government at all levels to accord snake bite.The attention it deserves in their health budgets.

Dr. Durfa while speaking with newsmen in his office decry a situation in which our yung people have died and still dying as a result of the snake bite.

He said “on the Plateau, the effect of snake bite is an emergency situation in local government like Shendam Quan-pan, Lantang North and South, Kanke Dengi and Yankari of Bauchi State, the people are being troubled by snaked bites which has led to the loss of lives and amputations of limbs of so many people before the advent of Echi tab which is an anti-snake venom.

Dr. Nandul Durfa who is now the managing director of Echi-tab study Nigeria limited an organization which provide anti-snake bite venom in Nigeria explained that it was against this back drop of rising snake bite in Nigeria Exhitab study was set up.

The medical expert however appealed to agencies that were concerned with handling Heal matters and the general public to let fairness and justice to prevail.

Given the cost of treating snake bites Dr. Durfa stated that it will be appropriate if the government can ameliorate this by buying the drugs in large quantity and distributes to its various Health Centres.