Spectre of antimicrobial resistance and its implications

Counte­rfeit medici­nes, misuse of antibi­otics develo­p drug resist­ance in microb­es, say panell­ists

• Collaboration: Sindh, Centre make joint efforts to eliminate polio

  A good sewerage system, provision of clean drinking water are necessary for the elimination of polio, says SAPM

• 95% of Pakistanis may be resistant to life-saving antibiotics: experts

  Speakers at a symposium stress need to take steps to better understand and address AMR

• Pakistan deploys new vaccine against 'superbug' typhoid outbreak

  Typhoid has already infected some 11,000 people since 2016