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Take action to reduce misuse of antibiotics

Resistance to antibiotics has ripple effects beyond health: They increase the cost of treatment especially for communicable diseases. [iStockphoto]

Many Kenyans have been experiencing Anti-Microbial Resistance (AMR) or resistance to antibiotics which medical researchers and pharmaceutical companies have blamed on recurrent use of over-the-counter drugs.

Besides human beings, the challenge of AMR is also rampant in animals, according to a study released by the World Animal Protection in November last year.   

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