The Doctor Who is Dedicated to Saving Snakebite Victims
Dozens of snake species in Indonesia have lethal venom. Of the nearly 120,000 physicians in Indonesia, one doctor, Tri Maharani, has dedicated her life to saving the lives of those who have been bitten by venomous snakes – lives that are often ignored.
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Tri Maharani
Dozens of snake species in Indonesia have lethal venom. Of the nearly 120,000 physicians in Indonesia, one doctor, Tri Maharani, has dedicated her life to saving the lives of those who have been bitten by venomous snakes – lives that are often ignored.
Maharani was leading a training session about emergency measures in Palu, Central Sulawesi, when a physician from the PKU Muhammadiyah hospital in Bantul, Yogyakarta, called her last July. The hospital was welcoming a patient with a snakebite, a 7-year-old child. The child was bitten by a green snake with a red head (Trimeresurus albolabris), one of the snakes whose antivenom is made in Indonesia.