GLOBAL SNAKEBITE INITIATIVE USA FOUNDATION INC
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Mission Statement
We take collaborative action to reduce snakebite death and disability by designing and supporting community engagement programs, through hands-on and online training of frontline health workers, and to improve the quality, effectiveness, and affordability of treatment options globally.
About This Cause
In just a few short years, snakebite enveloping has snowballed from a historically ignored crisis, to a rapidly growing global health movement. While t he crisis remains, GSI’s mission is to ensure the momentum continues. It could be a child walking to school in a village near Chennai, India. A mother gathering cooking wood, or a herdsman guiding livestock in any part of sub-Saharan Africa. A rice paddy farmer in Vietnam, or an indigenous elder in Ecuador. Men, women and children going about their daily lives in the poorest and most rural parts of the world faced with an unexpected and avoidable accident. Every day we hear heartbreaking stories of lives ended or ruined by a snakebite. In the United States, snakebites are rarely fatal thanks to well-trained doctors, abundant antivenom, accessible transport and most often, insurance-covered treatment. But in 168 tropical and subtropical countries where more than 7,400 bites occur daily (5 million annually) it’s the POLAR OPPOSITE! People in snakebite endemic countries regularly witness the devastation of suffering neighbors and list a bite from a snake among their greatest fears. The solutions to turn the tide are not complicated. After all, snakebite is preventable and treatable. Join us, as we do our part to bring decades of combined expertise to fill critical gaps by implementing tangible, life-saving programs. Everything we do aligns with the World Health Organization strategy to reduce snakebite death and disability by half by 2030. From GSI’s East Africa Center of Excellence in Kenya to our India-wide community education programs to online healthcare worker snakebite training courses, our projects span the globe! Each and every project fulfills key pillars of the WHO Strategy. We are in need of a committed team of champions to alleviate this unspeakable suffering. Will you band together with GSI-USA’s global network of experts by becoming a GSI-USA Champion today? Your investment in our programs will save lives and limbs, and can change the trajectories of entire families and communities.