Dr Stella Agbim, Lead Advocate of the foundation, made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Abuja.
She
said government should embrace greater innovations and investment in
research and development of new antimicrobial medicines, vaccines and
diagnostic tools to address the challenge.
"Government
should be strongly committed to the global action plan to ensure
continuity of successful treatment and prevention of infectious diseases
with effective and safe medicines that are quality-assured," she said.
According to her, the resistance also slowed the gains against childhood dysentery and pneumonia.
She
said that the Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) threatens the
effectiveness of successful treatment of infections and is a public
health issue with national and global dimensions.
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