Open letter sent to WHO and ACT-A calling for access to liposomal amphotericin B (L-AmB) to treat mucormycosis (black fungus) and other diseases

Every year, an estimated 2.7 million people are bitten by venomous snakes, resulting in death for more than 100,000 people and life-long disfigurement and disability for 400,000 more.

An estimated five million people around the world are bitten by venomous snakes every year. Snakebite kills as many as 100,000 people and leads to disability and disfiguration for some 400,000 victims globally each year.