AMR places an immense burden on healthcare systems by;

• driving up treatment costs
• increasing hospitalization durations
• complicating infection control

Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) occurs when bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites develop resistance to the drugs designed to kill them, making infections much harder to treat. This resistance emerges due to overuse and misuse of antibiotics, such as self-medicating without prescriptions or not completing prescribed courses.1

AMR significantly affects individuals by;

• making previously treatable infections more difficult to cure.
• Common Infections may no longer respond to commonly used antibiotics, leading to longer hospital stay and more complex treatments
• increased risk of complications or death.