Uganda, Feb. 4 -- Antimicrobial resistance (AMR), the phenomenon where bacteria and other infectious agents no longer respond to treatments, is a serious and growing problem, particularly in low- and middle-income countries.

AMR is dramatically accelerated by the overuse and misuse of antibiotics and other antimicrobials in people and animals. Antibiotic-resistant infections directly resulted in the deaths of more than 1.25 million people in 2019, according to The Lancet.

The highest AMR burden is found in the western sub-Saharan African region.

In Uganda, as in other low- and middle-income countries, the trends in AMR are troubling.

A recent situational analysis conducted by the Uganda National Academy of Sciences found that "resista...