The Silent Killer in Zimbabwe’s Medicine Cabinet

The Silent Killer in Zimbabwe’s Medicine Cabinet

No lab test, no prescription from a doctor who has checked if the illness is even bacterial. Just a polite exchange of cash and pills. We are using them for everything, and it is going to cost us more than we can afford. The power of antibiotics is easy to take for granted because most of us have grown up in a world where infections are rarely a death sentence. For most of human history, it was the opposite. Diseases swept through populations un…

The Silent Killer in Zimbabwe’s Medicine Cabinet  - Zimbabwe Situation

Source: The Silent Killer in Zimbabwe’s Medicine Cabinet – Zealous Thierry   Walk into any pharmacy in Zimbabwe and you will find them. Antibiotics sold for headaches, for colds, for a sore throat after a night in the rain. No lab test, no prescription from a doctor who has checked if the illness is even bacterial. Just a polite exchange of cash and pills. We are using them for everything, and it is going to cost us more than we can afford. The…