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South Africa needs to do more to tackle antimicrobial resistance, warn experts | SA News

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A group of infectious disease and public health experts are calling on the Department of Health and Minister Aaron Motsoaledi to reintroduce a national action plan addressing antimicrobial resistance (AMR).

An open letter from over 70 doctors, scientists and public health advisors states that antibiotic resistance is becoming a “growing threat” in the country and poses a threat to universal health coverage through the National Health Insurance.

Latest figures show that over one-million deaths a year worldwide are directly caused by AMR. This number is projected to increase. Nearly five-million people die with an…

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