Antibiotic resistance is predicted to cause 10 million deaths yearly by the year 2050, with 90% of these fatalities occurring in Africa and Asia. In both industrialized and developing nations, antibiotic resistance in bacteria is currently seen as a major public health threat in the twenty-first century. Phages are emerging as an alternative to save lives. This is a path to explore. Phages can be used alone or in conjunction with other treatments to treat both bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics and those that can be cured. Phages grow and reproduce on their own throughout therapy (just one dosage may be required), barely affecting the body’s normal “good” microbes. Phages are widespread and simple to find in nature. They neither harm the body nor poison it. They don’t hurt the environment, wildlife, or vegetation.
We started working on phages here in Nigeria and leading the movement to advance phage research in Africa as a means to prepare for the worst-case scenario. Africa’s reliance on western aid to fight the pandemic is backfiring. We need to take our destiny into our hands. Hence we need to start isolating phages, storing them and evaluating them for use in animals and humans to save lives. This is a cause I would be interested in supporting
Antibiotic resistance is predicted to cause 10 million deaths yearly by the year 2050, with 90% of these fatalities occurring in Africa and Asia. In both industrialized and developing nations, antibiotic resistance in bacteria is currently seen as a major public health threat in the twenty-first century. Phages are emerging as an alternative to save lives. This is a path to explore. Phages can be used alone or in conjunction with other treatments to treat both bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics and those that can be cured. Phages grow and reproduce on their own throughout therapy (just one dosage may be required), barely affecting the body’s normal “good” microbes. Phages are widespread and simple to find in nature. They neither harm the body nor poison it. They don’t hurt the environment, wildlife, or vegetation.
We started working on phages here in Nigeria and leading the movement to advance phage research in Africa as a means to prepare for the worst-case scenario. Africa’s reliance on western aid to fight the pandemic is backfiring. We need to take our destiny into our hands. Hence we need to start isolating phages, storing them and evaluating them for use in animals and humans to save lives. This is a cause I would be interested in supporting