Australia, Papua New Guinea Extend Antivenom Partnership

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. The PNG Snakebite Partnership is a collaborative effort between the Australian government, Papua New Guinea’s National Department of Health, Australian company CSL Seqirus, and St. John Ambulance PNG, the project’s newest partner. CSL Seqirus donates up to 600 antivenom vials annually to PNG, more than triple the PNG National Department of Health acquired yearly before the partnership started....