Himmatrao Bawaskar: Scorpion Stings, Snake Bites, 48 years of Selfless Service as a Physician to Society

Physician Himmatrao Saluba Bawaskar, has come to the light for his pioneering medical research work on the scorpion sting envenomation treatment that helped to save millions of lives of poor, marginalized communities not only in rural India but also in several other countries in middle east, Africa, Brazil, Mexico, where poisonous scorpion stings are prevalent. His treatment approaches drastically reduced fatality rate to 1%. At his private hospital in a small town, Mahad located in western Maharashtra in India, he has conducted research with his own funds which led to innovation and created inspiration among physicians to treat scorpion sting victims, those were previously neglected and untreated for centuries.