antibiotics Stories

India’s new antibiotic drugs poised to tackle drug-resistant infections
Amina Wako  |  Dec 05, 2024

Enmetazobactam, developed by Chennai-based Orchid Pharma, recently became the first Indian antibiotic approved by the US Food and Drug Administration.

Antibiotic-resistant infections to kill 39 million people by 2050 – Lancet
Charity Kilei  |  Nov 09, 2024

According to the WHO, antimicrobial resistance is one of the most pressing global public health and development threats.

Kenya to monitor antibiotics use as resistance threatens effective treatment
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Oct 25, 2024

According to a 2019 survey by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, antimicrobial resistance was responsible for approximately 8,500 deaths...

Antibiotic use on Kenya’s dairy farms is putting consumers and animals at risk
Agency  |  Feb 25, 2024

Antibiotics are sometimes used as “quick fixes”, to avoid more costly management measures like regular disinfection, waste management, routine vaccina...

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