Doctors in Liberia are sounding the alarm that rampant misuse of antimicrobial drugs is fueling the rise of drug-resistant “superbugs” that are killing thousands and leaving sick people defenseless against common infections, as families give antibiotics without medical guidance and the threat of antimicrobial resistance grows into a major public health crisis. Gloria Wleh reports in this social media Video. To read more about this story click this link: https://frontpageafricaonline.com/health/liberia-doctors-warn-that-rampant-abuse-of-anti-microbial-drugs-is-creating-superbugs-that-are-killing-thousands-and-leaving-sick-people-defenseless/

This report is a collaboration with New Narratives as part of the “Investigating Liberia” project. Funding was provided by the Swedish embassy in Liberia which had no say in the story’s content.