Residents of Geneva consume 45% more antibiotics than an average resident of Switzerland, reported RTS. According to a senior doctor at Geneva’s HUG hospital the canton’s high rate of antibiotic consumption could explain record levels of antibiotic resistance in the canton. Overall, Switzerland’s French speakers consume 40% more antibiotics per capita than their German-speaking compatriots. […]
Switzerland launches new campaign against antibiotic abuse
Overuse of antibiotics, particularly in agriculture, is a key driver of antibiotic resistant bugs. Antibiotic resistant super bugs claim an estimated 25,000 lives across the EU every year. In Switzerland 270 people died from antibiotic resistant bugs in 2015. The main causes of antibiotic resistance are: over-prescribing, patients not taking antibiotics as prescribed, poor hygiene […]