AMR surveillance project in Nigeria delivers life-saving impacts

Published on July 28, 2025

A research project led by the Ineos Oxford Institute for antimicrobial research (IOI) to study the cause and impact of antimicrobial-resistant sepsis in Nigeria has resulted in reduced new-born deaths, improved awareness about neonatal infection prevention amongst parents, and strengthened capacity and training for local doctors. The findings have been published in Nature Communications.
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