Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) occurs when bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites no longer respond to antimicrobial agents. As a result of drug resistance, antibiotics and other antimicrobial agents become ineffective and infections become difficult or impossible to treat, increasing the risk of disease spread, severe illness and death. 

Dr Roland Schoop, A.Vogel AG Medical Dept head is visiting Cape Town from Switzerland present the latest research on Echinacea at the International ISE-APSS Congress.   

He joins us in studio alongside Dr David Naude, homeopath