Tanzania, June 5 -- Dar es Salaam. Tanzania has reduced inappropriate antibiotic consumption by 88 percent and cut deaths linked to antimicrobial resistance (AMR) by 14 per cent, marking a significant milestone in efforts to contain a growing global public health threat.

This was revealed on Wednesday at the 17th University-Wide Research Dissemination Symposium organised by Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS), where experts reviewed progress and remaining gaps in the country's response to AMR.

The chairperson of the Antimicrobial Resistance Multi-Sectoral Coordination Committee (MCC), Prof Hezron Nonga, said the gains were driven by implementation of Tanzania's Second National Action Plan on AMR (2023-2028), which...