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: Liberia: Doctors Warn Rampant Abuse of Anti-Microbial Drugs Is Creating Superbugs That Are Killing Thousands and Leaving Sick People Defenseless – FrontPageAfrica

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.