Wetin dey happen, my people? PM Modi don drop alert for our ear about the wahala wey dey happen with antibiotics. For im last ‘Mann Ki Baat’ for dis year, e don spark serious gist on how we dey misuse antibiotics, and how e fit turn our health matter upside down.

Experts don align with am, dey talk say dis antimicrobial resistance (AMR) na serious gbege wey we need to face sharp-sharp. Dis AMR na when bacteria no dey respond to drugs wey suppose kill dem. E be like say we don dey quench fire with petrol, abeg!

PM Modi use im platform talk about current report wey come from Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). Dem report say many common infections like pneumonia and urinary tract infections dey become harder to treat. Wetin be my people dey use am for? Self-medication! E be like say dem no sabi the danger wey dey inside that kain move.

As Dr. Rajiv Bahl, wey be Director General of ICMR tok, if we continue with this misuse, bacteria sabi get new skills to dodge our antibiotics. Dem go dey use our own weapons against us! Na wetin we dey face now. Na why PM don carry this matter come national conversation.

Dr. Rajeev Jayadevan don follow yarn, talk say AMR na silent killer wey dey loom over our health system. We need to wise up! E no dey show for face, but e fit make routine surgeries and common infections turn to serious agbada.

WHO don also shout say one in three bacterial infections for India don dey resist dem common antibiotics. Abeg, dat one no fit make any Nigerian sleep well at night. For the whole world, na one in six dey japa from these drugs. Di figures dey shock, no be small!

Na why PM Modi don dey scream make we stop self-medication. No be every cough or fever need antibiotic. E don talk say if our doctors no prescribe am, make we no touch the drugs. We need our chop money go into better things—like food and school fees, no be antibiotics wey no go work tomorrow!

Health gurus don tell us say this AMR dey affect every body—rich and poor alike. Na by making sure chemists no sell those drugs without prescription we go fit help ourselves. Policy don follow the PM’s message as NMC take stand say make we fit chop down over-the-counter sales.

Now, wetin we go do? We need to spread the word! We go need our people to sign for change, make dem understand say antibiotics na not be sweet sweet options we go dey take every time we dey feel small pain. We need to educate our people on limit wetin dey fit fetch us problems. Fingers crossed, abeg!