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How an Assam’s rural hospital achieved zero snakebite deathsโ€”four years in a row

Guwahati: In a remarkable public health success, the Demow Rural Community Health Centre cum Model Hospital (DRCHCMH) in upper Assam’s Sivasagar district has recorded zero deaths from snakebites in 2024, despite treating 863 patientsโ€”146 of them venomous cases. This marks the fourth consecutive year (2021โ€“2024) of zero mortality at the centre, a rare feat in […]