Ethiopia: Curbing Antibiotics Misuse

Antibiotic resistance is a growing public health concern worldwide. When a person is infected with an antibiotic-resistant bacterium, it is not only difficult to treat that patient but also the antibiotic-resistant bacterium spreads to other people causing severe health complications.

While antibiotics fail to cure, the result could be: longer illnesses and more complicated illnesses as well as more doctor visits. At the same time it could lead patients to using stronger and more expensive drugs. As a result the bacterial infections could cause more deaths.

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