Nigeria, Nov. 19 -- The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that antimicrobial resistance (AMR) remains a silent but escalating threat, claiming more than 60,000 lives in Nigeria every year.

According to WHO estimates, the country has recorded this burden annually since 1990, noting how deeply rooted the problem has become.

In 2021 alone, Nigeria recorded an estimated 50,500 deaths directly attributable to AMR and 227,000 associated deaths, with children under five bearing the heaviest toll.

In a message to commemorate the 2025 World AMR Awareness Week, WHO Representative and Head of Mission to Nigeria, Pavel Ursu, described AMR as a rapidly evolving public health emergency that disproportionately harms lower- and middle-income ...