REVEALING THE HIDDEN PANDEMIC OF ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE

22 May 2009

Almost half (28 of 62) of patients could not be treated with available antibiotics due to resistance against these medicines - 86% of these patients were newborns says Dr Florence Najjuka from Makerere University, Uganda. Her presentation was given at the EPN/ReAct launch of the camapign "Fight AMR-save medicines for our children" during the World Health Assembly May 20th.