Government calls for all-hands-on-deck in Antimicrobial Resistance fight

Health and Child Care minister Douglas Mombeshora has called for intensified efforts in spreading awareness on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) as it poses a public health threat.

While addressing delegates at the ongoing Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week in Harare on Tuesday, Mombeshora said AMR response requires an all-hands-on-deck approach to heighten prevention and control.

“During this world Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness week, I call on all Zimbabweans to join the African continent and indeed the world in addressing and arresting one of the biggest public health threats facing humanity, Antimicrobial Resistance.

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