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Superbugs lurk in local food systems
Oped, Published on 06/04/2022
» When you think of antibiotics, the first thing that probably comes to mind is a doctor prescribing treatment to a sick person. But the vast majority of antibiotics used are actually given to animals on factory farms. This overuse of antibiotics in the agricultural sector is fuelling a global health crisis, with antibiotic-resistant "superbugs" killing more than one hundred Thais every day.
Resistance is futile in govt's new antibiotics misuse push
News, Post Reporters, Published on 06/11/2017
» State-run hospitals across the country will have to join the Public Health Ministry's fight against drug resistance and its promotion of rational drug use, said a senior public health official.