“Anti-microbial resistance deadlier than HIV, TB, malaria’ – NCDC

NCDC warns

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, (NCDC), has raised the alarm over the growing threat of Anti-microbial Resistance. The NCDC described AMR as a ‘silent killer’ deadlier than malaria, Tuberculosis, and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) combined. The NCDC Director General, Dr Jide Idris, said this in an interview with the yesterday in Abuja, highlighting the urgent need to tackle the global health threat, which many Nigerians remained unaware of. Idris said, “AMR is a silent killer. It kills more than the combination of malaria, tuberculosis, and HIV/AIDS together.…

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