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Misuse of Antimicrobials poses a serious public health threat

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Antimicrobial resistance has been named one of the top ten global public health threats to humanity according to the World Health Organization (WHO). It has been estimated that by 2050, ten million deaths per annum could occur as a result…

michelle-gijzelaar
December 22, 2021

Investigation into the death of two toddlers in Limpopo

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A batch of an antibiotic has been recalled in a hospital after the tragic death of children in the facility.

NdivhuwoMukwevho
August 15, 2019

Superbugs baffle many South Africans

Health, Health Systems

Preventing antibiotic resistance puzzles many at a time where momentum is growing to address this growing public health threat.

Amy Green
November 19, 2016

Govt to protect antibiotics from overuse

Health

The days of doctors indiscriminately dishing out broad-spectrum antibiotics may soon be over, as government moves to cut over-prescribing.

kerrycullinan
April 11, 2014

Pneumonia ‘super-bug’ causes shivers in SA

Health

The first patient with pneumonia resistant to all antibiotics was recorded in South Africa last year, raising the terrifying possibility of a “post-antibiotic era”.

kerrycullinan
April 8, 2014

Misuse of Antimicrobials poses a serious public health threat

Investigation into the death of two toddlers in Limpopo

Superbugs baffle many South Africans

Govt to protect antibiotics from overuse

Pneumonia ‘super-bug’ causes shivers in SA

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