No wonder, antibiotic resistance rates in Kenya are increasing. AdvertisementPOLICYMAKERSFirst, it’s imperative that the AMR National Action Plan is fully funded and implemented. Healthcare professionals should prescribe and dispense antibiotics only when necessary — using diagnostic tools, for example — and report antibiotic-resistant infections to surveillance teams. Kenya is among a handful of African countries with an AMR action plan. With increasing rates of AMR, now is the time to overcome this existential threat to our lives and modern medicine.

Source: Daily Nation January 15, 2020 21:44 UTC