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The World Health Organisation (WHO) has launched a new Global Antimicrobial Surveillance System (GLASS), a global attempt to address drug resistance.

The GLASS will engage the development of tools and standards and improved collaboration around the world, to track drug resistance, measure its health and economic impacts, and design targeted solutions.

WHO reported new surveillance data on Monday, which revealed widespread resistance to some of the world’s most common infections, including Escherichia coli, Klebsiella, pneumonia, Staphylococcus aureus.

The President, Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Professor Mike Ogirima, has advised doctors not to treat patients with traces of Lassa fever without protective gadgets. Ogirima expressed displeasure over the death of some doctors while trying to save lives of Lassa fever patients.

The World Health Organization (WHO) first release of surveillance data on antibiotic resistance reveals a high level of resistance to antibiotics by a number of serious bacterial infections in both high- and low-income countries.

The report Global Antimicrobial Surveillance System (GLASS) published on WHO’s website, on Monday, reveals the widespread occurrence of antibiotic resistance among 500, 000 people with suspected bacterial infections across 22 countries.

According to the director of Antimicrobial Resistance Secretariat, WHO, Marc Sprenger, the report confirms the serious situation of antibiotic resistance worldwide.”

The Governor of Cross River state, Prof. Ben Ayade has approved 24- hour security coverage of medical doctors and other health practitioners in the state following the increasing cases of kidnapping of doctors. The decision was disclosed to newsmen by the Security Adviser to the Governor, Mr. Jude Ngaji. He said the decision was reached after series of meeting between the state government and doctors.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has revealed that its first release of surveillance data on antibiotic resistance shows high levels of resistance to a number of serious bacterial infections in both high- and low-income countries. WHO’s new Global Antimicrobial Surveillance System (GLASS) reveals widespread occurrence of antibiotic resistance among 500,000 people with suspected bacterial infections across 22 countries.

The Niger State Government says it is targeting the immunization of about 1.4 million children against measles in 2018, to prevent the outbreak of the disease in the state. The Social Mobilizing Officer of Primary Healthcare Development Agency in the state, Alhaji Mohammed Usman stated this on Wednesday in Minna at a one day Media Orientation Workshop on Measles Immunization Campaign.