Venomous Problems (2008): A lack of resources and money means hospitals in Papua New Guinea are struggling to save snake victims.
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David Williams' job is so dangerous, one mistake can kill him. As a snake handler and research scientist, he 's on a mission to save lives by making a cheap and effective antivenom.
"You fully have to expect that this is the snake that 's going to kill you ," he says before one outing. An hour after he utters these words, David is fighting for his life. He' s rushed to hospital where he receives the only dose of antivenom. In areas of Papua New Guinea snakes can kill more people than malaria, tuberculosis and HIV AIDS . Yet, hospitals regularly have an anti-venom shortage. With each vial costing over $2,000, hospitals simply can t afford to stock the lifesaving Australian medicines. Now a black market has formed, with doctors accused of stealing and selling antivenom, along with cures that don t even work.
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