POVERTY IS FUELLING ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE IN NIGERIA — STAKEHOLDERS

AS COVID-19 THREATENS TO ACCELERATE SPREAD OF MICROBIAL RESISTANCE BY GABRIEL OLAWALE AN ALARM HAS BEEN RAISED OVER INCREASING CASES OF ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE IN NIGERIA AS A RESULT OF LACK OF FINANCIAL POWER BY PATIENTS TO ACCESS QUALITY HEALTHCARE.  

THE CHAIRMAN AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, ST. RACHEAL’S PHARMACEUTICAL NIGERIA LIMITED, AKINJIDE ADEOSUN, WHO RAISES THE ALARM IN LAGOS DURING A MEDIA PARLEY TO MARK 2020 WORLD ANTIMICROBIAL AWARENESS WEEK, SAID THAT TO TACKLE ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE, NIGERIA NEEDS TO TACKLE POVERTY FIRST.