Ghana is using dance to educate communities about antimicrobial resistance
Channel: Wellcome
Date: 2019-05-30

In Ghana, traditional dancers are using their art as a pioneering way to stop antibiotic resistance, otherwise known as superbugs. 

Buying antibiotics without a prescription is a common practice in Ghana as well as in and in many other countries. To inform people about the risks associated with this, the government commissioned the national dance company to choreograph a traditional dance about good antibiotic stewardship.

The dance was showcased at an international event in Accra where it was praised for using an engaging format to communicate about a health issue that can be hard to grasp.

Drug-resistant infections, also known as antimicrobial resistance, pose a grave threat to global health, so employing communication methods that are locally relevant across the globe will be important to ensure widespread understanding of the issue.

Find out more about other pioneering initiatives here: https://wellcome.ac.uk/news/five-pioneering-ways-stop-superbugs


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