May 24, 2024
In Science Africa, “With an estimated 750,000 deaths associated with antimicrobial resistance (AMR), urgent action is needed to prevent further escalation, authors of a new Lancet Series on the issue said.” This series on AMR gathered experts led by OHT’s Dr. Ramanan Laxminarayan.
“Access to effective antibiotics is essential to patients worldwide. A failure to provide these antibiotics puts us at risk of not meeting the UN sustainable development goals on child survival and healthy aging. Effective antibiotics prolong lives, reduce disabilities, limit healthcare costs and enable other life-saving medical actions such as surgery,” Series co-author, Professor Iruka Okeke of the University of Ibadan, Nigeria, says.
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