DHS Working Papers No. 93
LESOTHO COPDAM BASELINE STUDY 2013
Afr J Psychiatry 2011;14:200-207
Main messages and recommendations
Access to controlled medicines. 3rd edition
Emergence of antimicrobial resistance is a result of the use, overuse and misuse of antibiotics both in humans and animals. In Ethiopia, there are indications on the misuse of antibiotics by health care providers’, unskilled practitioners, and drug consumers. These coupled with rapid spread of res...istant bacteria and inadequate surveillance contributed to the problem. Bacterial infections are the major causes of death in Ethiopia. Studies on antibacterial resistance and on bacterial infections have shown that emerging antibacterial resistance threatens the management of bacterial infections; however, the prevention and containment has received far too little attention.
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Resource Kit for Field workers