Strengthening global snakebite data for WHO's goal for 2030

South Asia, which has 70% of global deaths from snakebite envenoming, must take concrete steps to develop a collaborative and comprehensive data collection ecosystem; and India with its burden and resources, must lead this consortium for regional cooperation to address common challenges. On the basis of our research experience in snakebite envenoming in India, we have found that training Community Health Workers, such as accredited social health activists, involving local snake catchers and traditional faith healers, and sensitising medical officers to the importance of reliable data all play crucial roles in strengthening community surveillance networks.6 The Indian Council of Medical Research in New Delhi funds two nationally representative studies focusing on hospital and community-based snakebite envenoming data collection.7,8 These studies have the potential to revolutionise evidence-based decision making in India regarding snakebite envenoming. For more on the WHO-listed neglected tropical diseases see https://www.who.int/health-topics/neglected-tropical-diseases For more on the Snakebite Information and Data Platform see https://www.who.int/health-topics/neglected-tropical-diseases For more on the World Health Statistics 2023 report see https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240074323 For more on the Global Report on Neglected Tropical Diseases 2023 see https://www.who.int/teams/control-of-neglected-tropical-diseases/global-report-on-neglected-tropical-diseases-202 Supplementary Material Supplementary appendix