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County has only seven healthcare workers trained on snake bite management

Patrick Kigen with her 6 year old daughter Chebet Lagat at home in Emos Village in Mogotio Baringo County on May 9,2018.Chebet got paralyzed on her right hand after she was bitten by a snake bite in 2015. [Kipsang Joseph/Standard]

Only seven medical workers have formal training on to how manage snake bites in Baringo, a recent report has revealed.

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