By; Ben Musanje
21st Nov 2018
Ministry of Health has warned that antimicrobial resistance related deaths will rise from the present 700,000 to about 10 million annually by the year 2050 globally.
The Minister for Health Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng says that people tend to continue using antibiotics in an unregulated manner from places like the heath care facilities, drug shops and homes which is a risk to their lives.
According to the Health Ministry, Uganda spends an estimated USD 4,000 to treat a patient with resistant T.B as opposed to the cost of USD 250 for a patient with non-resistant T.B.
The World Bank estimates that antimicrobial resistance could increase global healthcare costs by 300 billion to1 trillion dollars if not checked.
According to Dr. Aceng, infectious diseases that fail to get cured due to antibiotic resistance include; HIV, malaria, tuberculosis, respiratory tract infections, meningitis, neonatal sepsis and diarrhea that also account for 8 of the top 10 causes of premature death in our country.
She said this while officiating the 3rd National Antimicrobial Resistance Conference and also launching the Uganda National Action Plan (NAP) in Kampala.
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