A serious UN warning: The Eastern Mediterranean region is recording the highest rates of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

The organization revealed that this phenomenon poses a direct threat to healthcare systems, particularly in countries with weak antibiotic prescription controls and easy access to antibiotics without medical supervision. It noted that overuse of antibiotics, poor treatment practices, and non-compliance with dosages have contributed to the rapid increase in antibiotic resistance rates in recent years.

The World Health Organization stressed that confronting this crisis requires strict national plans, including rationalizing the prescription of antibiotics, promoting community awareness, and developing accurate laboratory surveillance programs to monitor resistant strains, warning that the continuation of the current situation may threaten the effectiveness of many vital treatments in the near future.