Nigeria, Dec. 12 -- Stakeholders have called for increased funding, stronger public awareness, and coordinated action to effectively curb antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in Nigeria.

They made the call in Abuja on Thursday at a multi-stakeholder engagement on resource allocation for AMR surveillance and containment in the country.

In her presentation titled "National AMR Landscape - Policies, Surveillance and Resource Allocations in Nigeria," Omolara Oyinlola, a global health and strategic communications specialist, described AMR as a One Health challenge affecting humans, animals and the environment.

Ms Oyinlola said that although Nigeria has made incremental improvements in AMR surveillance, significant gaps remain.

She noted that sur...