Share Millions around the world who face the risk of deadly and disabling venomous snakebites will benefit from experts helping the WHO to tackle the neglected issue. The World Health Organisation has drawn together a roster of leading experts from around the world, including leading UK snakebite scientist Dr Sakthi Vaiyapuri from the University of Reading. Dr Vaiyapuri will join other snakebite scientists to help enact the WHO’s strategy for stopping deaths from snakebites around the world. Dr Vaiyapuri’s research is focused on new biomedical technology and treatments for venomous snakebites, and led a public health campaign in 2018 and 2019 in Southern India to educate rural communities about treating snakebites. The low-cost campaign reached more than 3 million residents and led to improved health outcomes for snakebite victims in the region.