In The Know - Antimicrobial Resistance

A silent pandemic, that's how antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is increasingly being described. The full scale of the threat is often underestimated, despite the rising global death toll from drug-resistant infections. In this episode of In the Know, Dr. The Most Honorable Corey Forde, Director of Clinical and Diagnostic Services at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, provides an in-depth explanation of AMR. He highlights the growing concern of sexually transmitted infections becoming resistant to treatment and emphasizes the urgent need for more responsible antibiotic use by both doctors and patients. All this and more on In The Know with Krystal Hoyte. Subscribe to CBC Barbados: http://www.youtube.com/cbcbarbados Connect with CBC Barbados Website: https://www.cbc.bb/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CBCBARBADOS/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cbcbarbados246 #CBCTV8 #InTheKnow #AntimicrobialResistance #CoreyForde #CBCNews