Australia, Papua New Guinea Extend Antivenom Partnership

PNG has one of the highest localised snakebite rates worldwide, with mortality rates 3 times higher than malaria or tuberculosis in some parts of the country.

A man gathers snake venom with a syringe after extracting the venom from a Pope's Pit Viper in London on Nov. 9, 2017. NIKLAS HALLE'N/AFP via Getty Images

Australia has extended its partnership with Papua New Guinea (PNG) for another three years, delivering snake antivenom doses and healthcare worker training.

This initiative supports the PNG government in developing a sustainable antivenom supply capacity, addressing its limited stocks of snakebite antivenoms and reducing snakebite-related deaths in the country.