Pushing antibiotic development agenda needs more support

Current investments are not enough, need to be supplemented

WASH in healthcare facilities can help prevent antimicrobial resistance

Safely managed sanitation systems will reduce pathogen loads and help prevent the spread of AMR pathogens; but millions of healthcare facilities …

Antimicrobial resistance: Prevention key to control pandemics

Important to prevent emergence and spread of infections to reduce need and dependence on antimicrobials

One-Health action is a must to slow down AMR chronic pandemic

The world can't contain antimicrobial resistance unless stakeholders from all sectors such as human and animal healths, environment, crops, food …

COVID-19: Concerns over increased load of residual antibiotics in wastewater

Increased use of antibiotics during this pandemic will place an additional burden on wastewater treatment works

World Zoonoses Day: Changing our relationship with animals to avoid another pandemic

Growing severity of COVID-19 is compelling us to re-think ways to reduce transmission risk of emerging diseases from animals to humans

COVID-19: Why biocide overuse needs to be addressed to tackle AMR

Excessive use of biocides can be a potential threat that could drive AMR further, underlined a WHO editorial 

Govt's fast tracking of draft rules on antibiotic residues commendable

It will position India as a responsible nation tackling antimicrobial resistance, besides improving conditions in preventing the menace 

Antibiotic awareness: States need to do more to dispose unused medicines

Government must introduce stringent rules as unused antibiotics continue to be dumped in the open, adding to India’s burden of …

Milk in India is certainly not as safe as the food regulator claims

The recent report released by FSSAI about its milk survey shows many glaring discrepancies

Environmental regulators key to curb antimicrobial resistance

The environmental contribution to the spread of antimicrobial resistance is yet to receive due attention at global and regional levels

US rejects Indian shrimps due to antibiotic presence

Five per cent of the rejected import products were of shrimp entry lines refused due to the presence of banned antibiotics such as …