Prime Minister requests inspection to reflect antibiotic resistance

The Prime Minister assigned the Ministry of Health to check the content of the report on the situation of antibiotic resistance in Vietnam, which is the highest in the world, and report to the Prime Minister.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc assigned the Ministry of Health to check the content reflected in the Vietnam Law newspaper about the antibiotic resistance situation in Vietnam being the highest in the world.

Previously, the Vietnam Law Newspaper published on December 2, 2016 published an article reflecting that the antibiotic resistance situation in Vietnam is the highest in the world.

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According to feedback, although antibiotics are prescription drugs, in Vietnam antibiotics are sold anywhere, anytime without a prescription, causing antibiotic resistance, leading to users having to pay high costs to be treated with new drugs when they have a disease that is resistant to antibiotics.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that by 2050, antibiotic resistance could be the cause of 10 million deaths worldwide. More alarmingly, among the countries with serious antibiotic resistance, Vietnam is one of the top countries.

Regarding this matter, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc assigned the Ministry of Health to check the above content and report to the Prime Minister before December 15, 2016./.

According to VOV