Antimicrobial resistance
South Africa needs to do more to tackle antimicrobial resistance, warn experts
This is a “pandemic which is wreaking havoc, is not being attended to properly and not being taken seriously enough”
By Liezl Human
Brief | 19 June 2025
I beat an antibiotic resistant infection - but only just
Antibiotic resistance is not an abstract problem. It’s deadly and we can all do more to fix it
Feature | 24 February 2022
Less talk, more action: South Africa’s failing response to the antibiotic resistance pandemic
Our government’s report card reads: “Must do better”
By Marc Mendelson and Moritz van Vuuren
Science | 10 February 2022
What can you do to reduce the risk of getting an antibiotic-resistant infection?
Part four in our series on antibiotic resistance
Science | 3 February 2022
The widespread misuse of antibiotics in humans, animals and the environment must stop
I know of many cases where employers will not allow sick leave without employees having antibiotics to show for it
Science | 31 January 2022
Why the “war” against bacteria is the wrong strategy
Part two in a series on antibiotic resistance
Science | 27 January 2022
There’s another pandemic we should be focused on: antibiotic-resistant infections
Millions of people are now dying every year because of bad practices and South Africa is one of the worst culprits
Science | 25 January 2022