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Zimbabwe’s Antimicrobial Resistance threat to grow if not tackled in a holistic manner

By Tatenda Chimbwanda Harare, Zimbabwe – There is growing…
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Human, animal and plant health scientists, government officials and partners at the event

Sierra Leone concludes World Antimicrobial Awareness Week with a scientific seminar

“Antimicrobial resistance is not only a global public health concern…
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A lecturer of pharmacology and the heartache of drug resistance

A lecturer of pharmacology and the heartache of drug resistance

Owolabi’s wife of 19 years died after a brain tumour was successfully…
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Panel discussion on antimicrobial awareness, 20 November 2020

Ethiopia commemorates World Antimicrobial Awareness Week in a series of knowledge sharing and awareness creation events

Ethiopia commemorated World Antimicrobial Awareness Week on 18-24…
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Wow wow wow: A club way to teach young people about drug resistance

Wow wow wow: A club way to teach young people about drug resistance

Glorious Erhuanga is rarely ill, she says. Which is a good thing…
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Turning the unknown into common knowledge in the race to limit antimicrobial resistance

Turning the unknown into common knowledge in the race to limit antimicrobial resistance

Vanessa Carter nearly lost her face to antibiotic resistance. She…
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Antimicrobial resistance on his own leg turns a Kenyan health worker into an advocate for wiser use of antibiotics

Antimicrobial resistance on his own leg turns a Kenyan health worker into an advocate for wiser use of antibiotics

Josphat, a health worker based in Nairobi, needed a skin graft on his…
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Health workers on duty at the TB Unit at the Lakka Government Hospital

New treatment facility offers promising results for drug-resistant TB patients

29-year old Alpha* is among the first patients treated for multidrug-…
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Health Professionals and officers from other key stakeholders participating in the traning workshop on AMR

Antimicrobial Consumption Monitoring in Mauritius

Health professionals from the Ministry of Health and Quality of Life…
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Liberia joins the global community to commemorate the World Antibiotic Awareness Week

Monrovia, 19th November 2017: Antibiotics are important medicines…
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