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. 2021 Feb 25;15(2):e0009078.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0009078. eCollection 2021 Feb.

Approaches for implementing society-led community interventions to mitigate snakebite envenoming burden: The SHE-India experience

Priyanka Kadam  1 , Stuart Ainsworth  2 , Freston Marc Sirur  3 , Dhirubhai C Patel  4 , Jeevan Jonathan Kuruvilla  5 , Dayal Bandhu Majumdar  6
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Approaches for implementing society-led community interventions to mitigate snakebite envenoming burden: The SHE-India experience

Priyanka Kadam et al. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. .
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Conflict of interest statement

We have read the journal’s policy and the authors of this manuscript have the following competing interests: PK is the President and Founder of SHE-India. PK, FMS, DCP, JJK and DBM are members of the SHE-India Advisory Board.

Figures

Fig 1
Fig 1. Flow chart outlining SHE-India’s working model for engagement of key stakeholders at different levels.
Zilla Parishad = District level council. Sarpanch = Village head. Gram Sevak = community welfare advisor. Gram Panchayat = village/town council. Rojgar Sevak = Village council employees. Krishi Sevak = Agricultural advisor. Angawadi supervisors = Supervisor of Preschool (<5 y) educators.
Fig 2
Fig 2. Example of clear, illustrative poster on snakebite awareness.
This poster is available in 6 regional languages of India and aims to translate into further 11 languages.
Fig 3
Fig 3. Example of clear, illustrative poster on snakebite awareness.
This poster is available in 12 regional languages of India.
See this image and copyright information in PMC

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