Title: Why won’t this bacterial infection go away? - Daily Monitor
Headings: Why won’t this bacterial infection go away?
Why won’t this bacterial infection go away?
Summary

Content: Obesity. That is where they will put their money. But is obesity a big problem here?” he asks. The problem of antibiotics resistance has been steadily growing in Uganda, with research by the Alliance for Prudent Use of Antibiotics stating that resistance to Cotrimoxazole (Septrin) rose from 10 per cent in 2001 to 90 per cent in 2007. The report mentions such common antibiotics as chloramphenicol, ampicillin and cenicillin as among those to whom bacteria has developed resistance in Uganda. Ugandan scientists interviewed say they are unaware of any research programme, keeping track with the growth of anti-biotic resistance in Uganda, a circumstance that leaves us unaware of just how wide spread the problem may be. And yet out in the country, Ugandans continue to misuse antibiotics; bacteria continues to mutate and gain resistance; and doomsday continues to grow nearer.