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AFRICA – New data published on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) from 14 sub-Saharan countries highlights that lack of laboratory capacity and erratic use of available antibiotics will hamper continental efforts to…
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ZIMBABWE – The Republic of Zimbabwe, in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), to build the capacity to manage antimicrobial resistance (AMR) surveillance data and to track antimicrobial resistance…
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SOUTH AFRICA – The National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS), the largest diagnostic pathology service in South Africa, has reported a significant rise in culture-confirmed neonatal bacterial bloodstream infections and meningitis…
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UGANDA – Kiruddu General Referral Hospital in Uganda has secured a state-of-the-art laboratory equipment known as the VITEK 2 machine from Germany used for regional disease surveillance in an effort…
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EGYPT – Egypt has launched an electronic system that meets the standards of the World Health Organization to monitor antibiotic consumption in hospitals in an effort to combat antimicrobial resistance…
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NIGERIA – Respected Nigerian microbiologist Dr. Ugochukwu Obiakornobi Anieto has discovered a novel antibiotic named Anietocin that can be used to treat antibiotic-resistant microbial infections. Anietocin will be used for…
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USA- BD has announced a partnership with Pfizer and Wellcome to advance antimicrobial stewardship practices. According to a news release, the collaboration builds on ongoing efforts to advance the role…
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USA – Antimicrobial resistance is one of the most pressing issues in healthcare, and the CDC and WHO have addressed these concerns at the annual world congress with plans to…
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