According to data from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), almost 25% of fatalities in Pakistan are attributable to the overuse of antibiotics there.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) estimates that more than 70% of people in the nation use unneeded antibiotics, which leads to medication resistance.
According to the information, the prevalence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria is steadily rising and accounts for 25% of all fatalities in the nation each year.
As a result, several popular antibiotics are no longer effective in treating a variety of bacterial illnesses. As a result, NIH advises only using them when necessary.
In order to raise awareness of the problem and draw attention to it, a walk was organized in Islamabad. According to medical professionals, individuals should never take medication without a prescription.
Furthermore, they asserted that the use of antibiotics in cases of cold, flu, cough, sore throat, or viral infections is unnecessary and ineffective.
At the same time, doctors maintained that persistent consumption of antibiotics could cause long-term diseases in the patients.
It is worth noting that the new antibiotic resistance is jeopardizing health experts’ ability to treat ordinary bacterial diseases, and the world is on the verge of a post-antibiotic period in which simple infections and mild injuries could become life-threatening.
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