Agri Minister wants more attention on antimicrobial resistance

Agriculture Minister Dr Leslie Ramsammy says Guyana would be pushing for the issue of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) to be placed on the agenda for the Caricom Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED).

During his presentation at the Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI) and the Technical Centre for Agriculture and Rural Co-operation (CTA) Caribbean Week of Agriculture on AMR to antibiotics, Ramsammy stated that globally the issue needed more focus.

He said it was imperative for the dialogue to begin in the Caribbean region. “2015 CWA therefore must provide a report on