BSMMU VC warns against excessive use of antibiotics

Bangladesh will face greater health crisis than that of Covid-19 due to antibiotics resistance by 2050, warned Prof Dr Md Sharfuddin Ahmed, vice chancellor of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) on Monday, reports UNB.

The number of deaths caused by excessive use of antibiotics may be more than double of the Covid-19 fatalities by 2050, he told reporters after a meeting with a Japanese delegation.

He said steps must be taken to prevent pharmacies from selling antibiotics without prescriptions from registered doctors.

Earlier on the day, a delegation of teachers from Yokohama National University met the VC at his office on Monday