Every year 80,000 people are reported as victims of snakebite and about 25,000 to 50,000 face agonizing death or permanently maimed, snakebite is considered as a disease of poor farmer & agricultural workers the down trodden of tropical developing country like India…
The Burden of Human suffering caused by snake bites has been greatly ignored for far too long in India, it remains one of the most Neglected of all tropical ‘Diseases’, Snakebite (Envenoming) is particularly a cruel misery inflicted on many of the most impoverished Rural communities, Yet there is no other organized effort similar to "NATIONAL SNAKEBITE INITIATIVE” to Address & cope with the emergencies arising out of Snakes, Snake Attacks, Do’s & Don’s of Snakebites, Information on first aid, Envenomation Treatment Trainings, Facilities, Studies & education, especially in Developing INDIA.
Every year 80,000 people are reported as
victims of snakebite and about 25,000 to 50,000 people are reported as fatal
victims of Snakebite mostly from the down trodden Rural communities of developing
India who lack the financial backups & basic awareness thousands of
snakebite victims die, or are permanently maimed & most of them DIE without
access to awareness for treatment, proper medics & treatment in India...
Snakebite
is of course a DISEASE of poor FARMER & AGRICULTURAL Workers
Notable
achievement is wining
Recognition AWARD from INDIAN YOUTH FUND- of Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation &
UN-Habitat
2013
NATIONAL SNAKEBITE INITIATIVE
Recognition AWARD from INDIAN YOUTH FUND- of Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation &
UN-Habitat
2013
NATIONAL SNAKEBITE INITIATIVE
NSI is India’s first recognized, foremost National
level Award Winning Prime organized effort, Addressing the burden & therapeutic black hole of a Neglected
tropical Disease, to Alleviate suffering of Rural Crisis through awareness on
Myths, Superstitions & false beliefs of Envenomation treatment, Public
health outreach promoting safety &a first aid, medical training on
Envenomation Clinical therapy & emergency management for medical
professionals & health workers, education for medical students, Human Snake Conflict
mitigating protocols to protect both H
& W further conservation education & research of endangered &
misunderstood Snake species changes in its venom patterns above all promoting,
accessing & initiating all relevant forms & applied Studies that helps
to alleviate the Envenomation crisis & Address the lack of Medical Skill,
information, platform & any improved facility for the Neglected Tropical
Disease…
PURPOSE
The purpose & anticipated end result of this
proposal: National Snakebite Initiative-The
aim of the project is to protect & prevent deprived agricultural workers,
rural children & other populace of high risk regions From Snake, Snake
attack, Shock & Snakebite Emergency, & false beliefs & myths on snakebite treatment further to Alleviate
the sufferings caused by Envenomation (snake bite) by providing & promoting
- Snake bite Prevention & control through Human-Wildlife Conflict Management efforts,
- Awareness Campaign on myths & fallacies concerning Snake & snakebite treatment,
- Snake safety Training Snake bite First Aid awareness, Primary Treatment Public Health promotional activities
- Primary first aid, Clinical training and Envenomation treatment training education to health workers, medical professionals, medical students & PHC-Centers.
- Snake Bite Emergency Ambulance services with Envenomation specification,
- Establishing Non Profit Envenomation Information, Treatment, Care, Study, and Training & Research Center for epidemiological & clinical research on Envenomation.
- Promoting & supporting Snake bite-related public health promotion activities & Community awareness grass root projects
- Rehabilitation & support for Rural Snake bite Victim
- Availability reliable data on Envenomation mortality through Historical survey & study on Envenomation
- Access to & promoting Study & Research on geographical variation of snake venom & Promotion & Availability of Standard affordable Anti-venom...
The total anticipated one year budget:
Introduction
ABOUT JKT
Social responsibility, Care
for the society and Love for the livings was the prime humane thought among few
youths which led them to form a small group in 1995 and helped the society in
various paths, they worked with hunger and passion to serve the society, Which
then took them to the honor of coming up with a Non-Profit, Non Religious Non
Race organization that currently serves DIVERSIFIED LIVES in vain with its name
“JEEVA KARUNYA TRUST” ensuring from its name ‘Grace and mercy to all living
beings’…
MISSION of JKT
The vital mission of Jeeva
karunya Trust is to “Train and implement
youth in sustainable development work promoting environmental, ecological and
humanitarian values and importance” towards sustainable development through the
empowerment, development and welfare of Tribes, Gypsies, Youth, Women,
Children, Forest, Animal’s, Wildlife, Environment, Poor Backward Societies,
S.H.G’s, Small Groups, and N.G.O’s. Based on full access with advancement in
Arts, Crafts, Conservation, Research, Education, Employment, Medical, Media,
Human Resources, Culture And Information Exchange…
Genesis of NSI
Social Development & Welfare:
Activities such as youth Skill Development, tribal, Child & women welfare, Livelihood & education programs are carried out beneath JEEVA KARUNYA TRUST as the parent organization,
Activities such as youth Skill Development, tribal, Child & women welfare, Livelihood & education programs are carried out beneath JEEVA KARUNYA TRUST as the parent organization,
1.
Youth skill development programs sports &
Arts education & promotion,
2.
Tribal Livelihood trainings,
3.
Youth & Women Talent Search programs,
4.
Women Entrepreneurship & Skill Development
trainings,
5.
Child & Women safety programs (Smart
Positive Women)
Eco & Wildlife Development & Welfare:
Environmental & Wildlife conservation education & Research programs are carried out beneath GREEN CROSS INDIA an Eco & Wildlife Division that includes
Environmental & Wildlife conservation education & Research programs are carried out beneath GREEN CROSS INDIA an Eco & Wildlife Division that includes
1.
Human- Wildlife Conflict management &
Emergency Rescue services,
2.
Eco literacy & Action Programs, Wildlife,
Environmental, Sustainable organic
3.
Agriculture, & Renewable Energy Conservation Based Seminars & Workshops,
4.
Ecotourism & Tribal Welfare camps,
5. Eco club Facilitations & awareness creation outreach programs,
5. Eco club Facilitations & awareness creation outreach programs,
Addressing the Neglected Tropical Disease:
The project is targeted to address the emergency, therapeutic black hole & total ignorance on the NTD throughout the country as there is no other organized efforts similar to ours to address & act on the same being the foremost initiative started in Erode District our services are extended to surrounded regions and gradually expanding geographically
The project is targeted to address the emergency, therapeutic black hole & total ignorance on the NTD throughout the country as there is no other organized efforts similar to ours to address & act on the same being the foremost initiative started in Erode District our services are extended to surrounded regions and gradually expanding geographically
1.
Rural Snake Safety Outreach & Campaign for
Schools & colleges
2.
Snake Safety Training for & Women groups
& Public Service Departments
3.
Snake Safety (Rescue) officer Employment
Training for unemployed Tribal youth
4.
Historical Envenomation Survey, at Rural &
Urban Resident
5.
Epidemiologic Study on Envenomation, Research on
Venom & Antivenom
6.
Envenomation Victim Rehabilitation Saving Rural
& Urban snakebite victim
7.
Foremost Envenomation Research Publication
8.
Youth Motivational Award’s on Annual day program
9.
Fundraising Event for Alleviating Rural Envenomation
Crisis
Problems/Needs
Yet there is no other organized effort similar to
"NATIONAL SNAKEBITE INITIATIVE”
"NATIONAL SNAKEBITE INITIATIVE”
to Address & cope with the emergencies arising out
of Snakes, Snakebites, Snakebite
treatment, Training & information especially in
Developing INDIA…
“Medical
Documents however, say over 3 -4 times higher the data of Snakebite
death rate and snake bite in India as 25,000 - 50,000”
Snakebite a Neglected Tropical Disease in 21st Century- Says: - World Health Organization...Early in 2009, snake-bite was finally included in the WHO’s list of Neglected tropical diseases confirming the experience in many parts of this region that snake-bite is a common occupational hazard of farmers, plantation workers and others, resulting in tens of thousands of deaths each year and many cases of chronic physical handicap
Envenoming snakebite is largely a neglected threat to
public health. It affects mainly the poor in deprived rural areas where health
facilities and are limited and anti-venoms may be hard to obtain. Training of
health staff in the management of envenoming is often neglected, despite good
evidence that it improves outcome. Concerted action is needed to ensure
supplies of effective antivenoms and to develop systems that deliver good
quality health care to snake bite victims so that we can deal effectively with
this problem, which causes severe disability, brings misery to families and
which kills thousands of people.
Total ignorance prevails about snakes and snakebite in
India. Due to deep rooted superstitions many precious lives are lost and snakes
are hounded and killed. Part of the problem is Common. People are usually not
trained to deal with a snakebite emergency. Preparation, which includes knowing
in advance about the basic knowledge about snakebite and how to get to the
nearest hospital- could greatly reduce anxiety and lead to more effective care.
The best solution is to educate people - disseminate information about snakes
and snakebite - what are snakes, when and why do they bite, how to avoid
getting bitten, what to do when bitten etc. as National Snakebite Initiative
does to help to understand the Neglected Disease (Snakebite)
Goals/Objectives
·
Goal 1- Alleviate the
burden & mitigate the sufferings of the Envenomation, through
o Rural Awareness & public health promotional
Campaign Safety Outreach activities
o Community-based surveys
o Hospital-based Epidemiologic studies
o Establishing standard & Historical data collection
o Approaches to documenting snakebite cases
o saving the Snakebite victims with rare & timely treatment
based information
o Establishing standard data collection approaches to
documenting snakebite cases which is an important step that needs to be taken
if future estimates of the problem around the nation
·
Goal 2- Addressing
the therapeutic black hole of Neglected tropical disease-Through
o Envenomation treatment Training for Medical
professionals, Medical Students & Health workers
o Snakes Species Information & training programs
o Promotion of Study, Education & Research
o identification on effectiveness of antivenom with
other geographically differed venom
o Study & production of Affordable standard antivenom
with improved protocol
·
Goal 3- Conservation & Protection of the endangered
threatened species (snake) & it’s habitat,
o Initiating & promoting applicable studies on the
less known species & it’s biology
o Study of the unaddressed & uncared Relocation tragedies
of the rescued species
o Study on geographic variation on species biology &
Venom patterns
o species Conservation through participatory governance
& improved relocation strategies
o Rescue & emergencies services to Prevent Human
Snake Conflict
o To Establish a H.E.R.P HErptology & Envenomation
Research Platform
o Promoting Study & Education on allied to above
defined objectives
Procedures/Scope of Work
About the Project: National Snake bite initiative
believes that the approach to achieve these objectives involve. Establishing
programs to directly impact the problems of snakebite envenoming in specific
Urban &rural locations & that can be achieved through
Activity -1 - (Outreach)
a.
Rural Snake
Safety Campaign
b.
Snake Safety
Training
c.
Snake Rescue
officer Employment
Activity -2 - (Research & Education)
a.
Envenomation
Survey,
b.
Envenomation
Study , Education, Training & research
c.
Envenomation
Victim Rehabilitation
Activity -3 - (Sustainability & Reach out)
a.
Research
Publication
b.
Youth
Motivational Award’s
c.
Annual day
program
d.
Fundraising Event
b.
Outcome
& Output
Over all Result & Outcome of the project
·
Human animal conflict resolution at high risk
regions -Rescue rehabilitation & relocation’s Targeted snakebite prevention
and first aid promotion activities in specific settings and for high risk
groups
·
Assembly and dissemination of available
information on appropriate Medical treatment of snakebite, including
development of consensus protocols, treatment guidelines and training materials
·
Co-ordination of epidemiological surveillance
through the establishment of research networks in certain risky remote &
rural areas and by deploying standardized recording, reporting and data
analysis tools to enable reliable estimation of snakebite burden and resource
needs;
Project Aims
at:
* Snake bite Prevention &
Management efforts,
* Awareness Creation on myths
& fallacies concerning treatment,
* Primary first aid training and
education In Envenomation treatment to health workers
* Snake Bite Emergency Ambulance
services,
* Free Envenomation Treatment
Care & Study Center
* Basic epidemiological &
clinical research
* Snake bite-related public
health promotion activities & Community awareness projects
* Clinical training in snake bite
treatment and Seminars, conferences about snake bite
* Injury rehabilitation for snake
bite patients
* Access to & Availability of
Standard Anti-venom...
Project Director
Robin Bernard
+919003633054.
admin@greencrossindia.net
Project Coordinator/Operations & Finance
Shyamala Mathavi +919629091999
nsi@herpindia.org
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