Table 5.
Type of antivenoms stocked in health facilities, per country and sector
| Number of health facilities | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | Uganda | Zambia | |||||
| Public | Private | PNFP | Public | Private | PNFP | Public | |
| N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | |
| Snake venom antiserum (African) | 28 (87.5) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (75.0) | 4 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 6 (75.0) |
| Manufactured by VINS Bioproducts Ltd. | |||||||
| SAIMR polyvalent snake antivenom | 4 (12.5) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (100.0) | 1 (100.0) | 1 (12.3) |
| Manufactured by South African Vaccine Producers (PTY) Ltd | |||||||
| Inoserp PANAFRICAIN | 2 (6.3) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Manufactured by INOSAN Biopharma | |||||||
| Unclear origin | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (25.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (12.3) |
PNFP = private not-for-profit; SAIMR = South African Institute for Medical Research.