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Drug resistance taking toll on health
The use of antimicrobials in treating diseases is among the human inventions adopted almost in their entirety. It is for this reason that whenever we fall sick, the first thing that comes to mind is medication.
The challenge of anti-microbial resistance is already taking a toll on animal health and, consequently, food and nutrition security.
Public health is not spared either; the World Health Organisation projects that the globe is already registering 4.95 million deaths annually from diseases that were initially easily treatable, a figure that is likely to increase if corrective interventions are not instituted.
