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. MSF treats several thousand victims of snakebite every year and witnesses the devastating impact of snakebites on victims, their families and communities in many of the places we work.

To help raise awareness of this hidden health crisis, the Global Snakebite Initiative and the Royal Society for Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (RSTMH), together with Health Action International and others, are going to launch an International Snakebite Awareness Day in London on 19 September 2018.

MSF is supporting this moment on social media - suggested content available here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1STLAgfkF9ArhDErA4Pv-O6GaezXLbVBc_dLOrGk-5C8/edit?usp=sharing