The Ministry of Health has raised alarm on the increase of antimicrobials resistance among children saying one in five deaths in children below five is caused by resistance of bacteria and viruses to medicines. Antimicrobials resistance is the leading cause of death globally, higher than HIV/AIDs or malaria. Antimicrobial resistance occurs when disease-causing organisms undergo […]
Tag: Children under Five
Although pneumonia is a largely preventable and treatable disease, at least one child under five dies every 45 seconds every day from it. This was revealed by Save the Children East and Southern Africa during World’s Pneumonia Day on Saturday. They said to stop pneumonia, they urged the government to prioritize equitable access to primary healthcare […]