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Health Professionals and officers from other key stakeholders participating in the traning workshop on AMR

Antimicrobial Consumption Monitoring in Mauritius

Health professionals from the Ministry of Health and Quality of Life…
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Liberia joins the global community to commemorate the World Antibiotic Awareness Week

Monrovia, 19th November 2017: Antibiotics are important medicines…
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raising awareness on antibiotic resistance with school children in Sierra Leone

Tackling antibiotic resistance in Sierra Leone

FREETOWN, November 17 2017 - Staff from the Ministry of Health and…
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Dignitaries at the launch of Antibiotic Awareness Week

Ghanaians urged to seek advice from qualified health practitioners before taking antibiotics

Mr, Kingsley Aboagye Gyedu, the Deputy Minister of Health, has urged…
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Namibia banned use of hormones and antibiotics for growth promotion in beef industry, 26 years go. Photo: Meat Corporation of Namibia

Namibia’s ban on antibiotics in healthy animals drives meat exports

November 2017 Namibia was the first African nation to ban the…
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