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ECOWISES Regional Summit Prioritizes Coordinated Action Against Antimicrobial Resistance
West African nations are ramping up efforts to combat antimicrobial resistance (AMR), a growing threat to public health and food security, following a critical...
Ghanaians told to avoid self-medication
Mr Benjamin Ampadu, Head of Pharmacy, Focus Orthopedic Hospital, has advised the citizenry to avoid self-medication, overuse, and misuse of medication to help control...
Africa advised to upgrade laboratory capacity
African countries need to mobilize domestic financing to upgrade laboratory capacity for fighting antimicrobial resistance (AMR), a senior health official said Saturday.
Speaking during a...
Poor quality antibiotics, source of antimicrobial resistance in Ghana – Scientist reveals
Professor Christian Agyare, a pharmaceutical microbiologist, says poor quality antibiotics on the market is suspected as one of the major causes of antimicrobial resistance...
Answering the challenges posed by antimicrobial resistance
Staphylococcus aureus is the source of a skin infection that can turn deadly if drug resistant. Estimates regarding the most common resistant variation, methicillin-resistant...
