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Download logo Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), is a growing threat where the substances (“antimicrobials”) used to kill or neutralize pathogens lose their effectiveness. Every year, on average, 700,000 people die because of AMR, this number without global action, will continue to rise in tandem with food production losses leading to food insecurity. More recently, a research has shown that […]
Global health expert warns about a potential ‘pandemic in the shadows’
Download logo The first global assessment of the burden of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) revealed that nearly 5 million deaths in 2019[1] were associated with drug-resistant infections. A major driver of AMR is the overuse and misuse of antimicrobials in the human and animal health sectors.[2] Zimbabwe, as other countries of the world, has not escaped the negative […]
Download logoAll around the world antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is on the rise in people, plants and animals leading to deaths from infections that
Researchers estimate that more than 1.2 million people died from superbugs in 2019.