The Senate has referred to as on the Ministry of Well being and Social Welfare and the Nationwide Company for Meals and Drug Administration and Management (NAFDAC) to make sure the procurement and nationwide availability of antivenoms in private and non-private hospitals.
That is in keeping with an announcement by Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio, throughout plenary deliberations.
The decision follows rising issues over preventable deaths linked to the absence of life-saving antidotes in well being amenities, particularly in high-risk areas throughout the nation.
In keeping with Senator Akpabio, Nigeria should urgently strengthen its emergency healthcare response to forestall avoidable fatalities.
The decision adopted the consideration of a movement sponsored by Senator Adebule Idiat Oluranti (APC, Lagos West), which drew consideration to the pressing want for federal and state governments to ensure ample stocking, availability, and entry to life-saving antidotes and emergency medicines nationwide.
Whereas presenting the movement, Idiat, a former Lagos State Deputy Governor, famous that Nigeria continues to witness an increase in medical emergencies, together with snakebites, scorpion stings, poisoning, drug overdoses, and different types of envenomation.
The controversy started with the tragic dying of Abuja, a 26-year-old rising singer, Ifunanya Lucy Nwangene, recognized professionally as Nanyah, who was bitten by a snake inside her house on January 31, 2026.
In keeping with stories, buddies and members of her choir mentioned she was asleep in her residence within the Lugbe space of Abuja when a venomous snake bit her on the wrist
The World Well being Group (WHO) emphasizes that early entry to medical care is vital for victims of snakebite envenoming. Victims ought to be transported to a healthcare facility directly.
This strategy reduces the danger of issues and helps make sure the sufferer receives well timed, efficient medical remedy.