As part of activities to mark the 2017 World Antibiotics Awareness week in Nigeria, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has launched the Antimicrobial Resistance National Action Plan, this was done at the AMR symposium.
Speaking during the launch, the CEO of NCDC, Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu said there is no health issue that will challenge stakeholders to work together like antimicrobial resistance.
“The plan will not solve our problems, bit by bit implementation with strong commitment will go a long way,” he said.
According to the WHO, Antibiotic resistance is rising to dangerously high levels in all parts of the world and threatening our ability to treat common infectious diseases. Infections affecting people – including pneumonia, tuberculosis, blood poisoning and gonorrhoea – and animals alike are becoming harder, and sometimes impossible, to treat as antibiotics become less effective.
Chikwe also highlighted the need for patients to seek medical advice from reliable health professionals before taking medications, he also tasked the health professionals to keep up to date with happenings in the sector to enable them give quality advice to patients.
“If you’re ill, think twice, seek advice. If you’re a health professional, educate & equip yourself to give the best advice to avoid Antibiotic Resistance” he said.
Also speaking at the event, the WHO Representative and Head of Mission in Nigeria, Dr. Wondi Alemu said antibiotic resistance is fast becoming the biggest threat to global health & development. We’re proud of this event; Nigeria’s first commemoration of World Antibiotics Awareness Week”
The country coordinator of the Global Antibiotic Resistance Partnership (GARP), Onyi Estelle Mbadiwe said they worked with NCDC and other partners to develop the National Action Plan on AMR, which was recognized globally as the quickest developed plan and one of the most comprehensive.
The symposium was also attended by representatives and stakeholders from key sectors including the Federal Ministry of Agriculture.
Cuddled from healthnewsng.com
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