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By Guest Author | June 25, 2026

How Antibiotic Abuse Fuel Deaths in Ghana: Pharmacies and street hawkers aid prescription disaster

Emmanuel K. Dogbevi  Kofi, 38, married with three children, works as a commercial minibus driver known in Ghana as  ‘tro-tro’. He plies along the Accra–Kaneshie route in the Greater Accra region. One morning he woke up complaining of fever, chills, and general body weakness. When he consulted a physician at the Korle-bu Teaching Hospital in […]

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Deliberate action to fight antibiotic resistance in Nigeria: World Antibiotics Awareness Week 2019

By Nigeria Health Watch | November 21, 2019

Since the discovery of Penicillin in 1928 by Alexander Fleming, antibiotics have continued to play a critical role in healthcare. Not only are they used to treat infections caused by various strains of bacteria, they are also used to prevent bacterial infections during surgery and in the event of accidents. However, these life-saving medications are increasingly becoming […]

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Antibiotic resistance is everybody’s business: World Antibiotics Awareness Week is Nov. 13-17

By Nigeria Health Watch | November 13, 2017

Editor’s Note: In view of Antibiotics Awareness Week, which is November 13-19, 2017, guest columnist Iruka N Okeke, of the Faculty of Pharmacy in the University of Ibadan, unpacks the importance of antibiotics and the need to be cognizant of the steps we all can take to reduce antibiotic resistance, to ensure that these life-saving […]

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