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222: The Antivenom Conspiracy

Sci Guys

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Antivenom: The Free Market's Solution

Antivenom invented in the 1890s. Lack of minimum specifications for neutralization of overall lethality and specific toxic activities of antivenomies. Traditional belief systems that associate snake bite inventing with supernatural rather than health related events. Sustained erosion of confidence in antivenom products due to per training of health workers, marketing of poor quality unsafe or ineffective products. Health system weaknesses, inadequate infrastructure in inefficient distribution of antivenoms. Cycle of consequences driven by low investment in procurement, poor quality, and specificity of some antivenomy which erodes sales,. drives down production, curtails profitability, drives up prices, and drives down accessibility.

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