How vaccines could help combat drug resistance and transform SA’s public health outcomes
By preventing infections, vaccines limit the emergence and transmission of susceptible and drug-resistant strains, lower the risk of secondary infections and reduce the need for antimicrobial drug use.
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has emerged as one of the most significant public health threats of our time, a crisis faced by many countries, including South Africa.
As microbes adapt and become resistant to traditional antibiotics and other antimicrobial agents, treating infectious diseases becomes increasingly difficult.