FG raises concern over antibiotic-related mortalities, warns of drug resistance

The Federal Government has expressed concern over the rising menace of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), which was estimated to have induced 64,500 lives to be lower brief in Nigeria in 2019.

The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Pate, raised the priority at a joint ministerial press convention in Abuja on Monday, October 12.

The press convention was organised by the ministries of well being and social welfare, agriculture and meals safety, livestock improvement, and setting.

The 4 ministries are main Nigeria’s One Health response to antimicrobial resistance.

“Antimicrobial resistance is one of the gravest threats of our time. When antibiotics and other antimicrobials stop working, routine infections become dangerous, surgery and childbirth carry greater risk, and the cost of care rises for every family,” Pate stated.

The Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security, Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, stated antimicrobial resistance posed a severe menace to agricultural manufacturing and meals safety.

He warned that the inappropriate or extreme use of antimicrobials might undermine illness management, cut back productiveness and compromise meals security.

Abdullahi stated the One Health method recognised the hyperlinks between human, animal and environmental well being and supplied a framework for coordinated insurance policies, efficient surveillance and sustainable interventions.