Nearly half a million people in Sub-Saharan Africa died in 2019 due to rising resistance to anti-biotic medicines, a report published in Lancet reveals. Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) occurs when bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites change over time and no longer respond to medicines, making infections harder to treat and increasing the risk of disease spread,…
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Nearly half a million people die as resistance to anti-biotic medicines rise in Africa
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The iron ore price surged in early December after customs data revealed that China’s iron ore imports rose 14.6% in November from a month earlier to hit their highest level since July 2020. It follows a slump in output from top producer China due to the government’s intention to cut production to clean up the…
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By David Njagi For the first time in Africa, farmers in Ghana are using farm produce as collateral to get loans from lenders. But exploitative brokers are fighting back. After harvesting, the farmers store their produce in a licensed warehouse, where they are then issued with a receipt by the Ghana Grains Council (GGC) as…