The World Health Organization (WHO), says despite notable strides made in African countries, an accelerated response to the burgeoning threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is critical to avert predictions of 4.1 million related deaths annually by 2050, with severe consequences for health care and economic stability.
For more on this, we are now joined on the line by Dr Ali Yahaya, Antimicrobial Resistance Team Leader at World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa