Need to promote rational prescription of medication: Nangombe

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WINDHOEK, 18 APR (NAMPA) - Executive Director in the Ministry of Health and Social Service (MoHSS), Ben Nangombe, has said there is a need to promote rational prescription, dispensing and use of antimicrobial medication.
Opening the three-day engagement on antimicrobial resistance in Windhoek on Wednesday, Nangombe said the MoHSS pharmaceutical management information system of 2023 indicators shows that prescription containing antibiotics stood at 45 per cent, which is alarming as it is above the Worl ...