FAO publishes first national report on AMR surveillance in India’s fisheries, livestock sectors
Data generated on AMR trends will be helpful to inform policy and decision making for AMR containment
Kerala comes up with Operation AMRITH to tackle AMR
Operation Amrith is aimed at conducting surprise raids in retail medical shops for detecting OTC sale of antibiotics
AMR Awareness Week: Public health needs to be bottom line
New antibiotic research & development model required to ensure people most in need get access to right drugs
G20 health ministers prioritise, commit to tackling AMR with One Health approach
The ministers also recognised the need for developing novel antimicrobials
Antibiotic resistance: AMR a health threat in Uganda
Worries: Self-medication, antibiotic sales without prescription
Emerging drug resistance in eastern Africa hinders fight against malaria
Most of the countries in Africa are not on track to achieving the goal of eliminating malaria in the continent by 2030
Resistance in gonorrhoea-causing bacteria is increasing and there are no new drugs
The World Health Organization has cautioned against the building resistance and emphasised on the need for new drugs
Rise of AMR could result in up to 10 million annual deaths by 2050: UN report
Some 24 million people could be pushed into extreme poverty due to rising AMR, the UNEP said
World Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2022 ends with Muscat Ministerial Manifesto on AMR
The Manifesto has called upon different stakeholders in human and animal health as well as environment sectors to come together to implement AMR …
Glorious oversight: Reviewing our very own epoch
An author’s musings about American pop culture fixtures and privileged way of life presented as a review of the anthropocene
Collaboration, policy, regulatory changes needed to fight antimicrobial resistance: Report
Antibiotic manufacturing must be done responsibly to reduce AMR risk, says report by coalition working to tackle AMR
Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2021: Kerala case study shows how ethnoveterinary practices can curb AMR in livestock
Ethnoveterinary practices are more cost-effective than allopathic treatment; it also allows farmers to monitor the process
Combining antibiotics with silver nanoparticles may help address drug resistance
Researchers at Delhi’s Jamia Millia find that a combination is more effective against bacteria than when using either antibiotics or silver …
Budget 2018 gives AMR a miss despite being a public health threat
With no funds allocated for Antimicrobial Resistance, it will be challenge to implement Strategic National Action Plan
US to regulate use of antibiotics in bees
As per new FDA rules, beekeepers can get antibiotics only after they are prescribed by a veterinarian
European Medicines Agency asks EU to decrease use of antibiotic colistin
The update comes after a new mechanism of resistance to the bacteria was found in pigs and humans samples
More evidence of rampant use of non-therapeutic antibiotics in poultry farms in the country
India has started to address the misuse of antimicrobials in food animals, but needs to do much more
AMR Awareness Week: Combating AMR in European Union through a One Health approach
Today, one in five bacterial infections in Europe is caused by a pathogen that is resistant to antibiotics
Antibiotic resistance: China battles population, size
Health care reform since 2011 bear results but more needs to be done
Various pathogens increasingly becoming resistant to critically important antimicrobials: ICMR report
Resistance of common pathogens more pronounced to fluoroquinolones, carbapenems, third generation cephalosporins classes of antibiotics
New OECD report highlights importance of One Health action to tackle AMR
One in every five infections in OECD and EU/EEA countries are due to organisms resistant to antimicrobials
Western Pacific Region may see 5.2 million AMR-related deaths from 2020 to 2030: WHO study
Economic cost linked to antimicrobial resistance in the region to reach $148 billion, report estimates
Drug resistance finds mention in new National Health Policy
India does not have robust data on antibiotic resistance, but the available records show that the issue needs immediate response
It is critical to view antimicrobial resistance through a multi-dimensional lens
Reducing pollution from the pharmaceutical, agricultural and healthcare sectors is needed to reduce the emergence, transmission and spread of …
Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2021: Surgical site infections worsening globally
Surgical site infections are the third-most common hospital-acquired infections in the world