Drug resistant bacteria account for 4.95 million deaths globally ―​​ WHO

The WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr Matshidiso Moeti has hinted that in 2019, 4.95 million deaths globally were attributed to drug-resistant bacterial infections, with 1.27 million directly related to AMR, more than HIV/AIDS and malaria combined.

She said, compared to other regions, sub-Saharan Africa has the highest AMR-associated death rates, at 99 deaths per 100 0001 population, far exceeding previous global projections of 700 000 annual deaths from AMR.

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