# FG designates four Benue hospitals as snakebite treatment centres

> The facilities will also be stocked with government-procured anti-snake venom.

- Published: 2026-10-20T11:31:08.658Z
- Updated: 2026-10-20T11:31:08.658Z
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- Topics: Economy, business and finance
- Involves: Benue State, Commissioner for Health and Human Services, Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Dr Paul Ogwuche, Federal Neglected Tropical Diseases Envenoming Programme, Federal government, General Hospital, Gboko, General Hospital, Katsina-Ala, General Hospital, Otukpo, Professor Ali Pate, University Teaching Hospital, Makurdi, Zone A

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- 2026-10-20T11:31:08.658Z - Punch: [FG designates four Benue hospitals as snakebite treatment centres](https://punchng.com/fg-designates-four-benue-hospitals-as-snakebite-treatment-centres/)

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