Nigeria To Host First Global Antimicrobial Resistance Conference In Africa

… as AMR links to 64,500 deaths, threatens food security
Nigeria will host the global conference on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)for the first time on African soil with the event expected to provide opportunities to strengthen international cooperation and accelerate action against a growing threat to public health, food security and environmental sustainability.
The conference scheduled to hold from December 6 to 8, 2026 in Abuja, will be the first time the global gathering is hosted on African soil.
The minister of state for health and social welfare, Iziaq Adekunle Salako, who presented a joint ministerial position on behalf of four federal ministries ( agriculture and food secu...