The argument of doctors giving antibiotics for almost every ailment has been in the public space for many years. When one visits a doctor, we hardly ever question the medication they give to us. Well Professor Marc Mendelson, from Groote Schuur Hospital says that the rapid increase in antibiotic-resistant bacteria – in South Africa and across the globe – is driven by the misuse and overuse of antibiotics in humans and food-producing animals and poses a huge threat to modern medicine. He now joins us on the line to explain what he means and what it is that the public should know and say to their doctors….

Guest: Professor Marc Mendelson - Head of the Division of Infectious Diseases and HIV Medicine at Groote Schuur Hospital