Antimicrobial resistance: Here are some practices that can improve milk quality, cattle health
There is a lack of knowledge and expertise regarding how to limit the use of antibiotics at the farm level without harming cattle health
Farm waste, a significant source of antimicrobial resistance
Current manure treatment technologies not enough to reduce entry of antibiotics and antibiotic resistant genes into the environment, says a study
India’s antibiotics consumption shot up by 103% since 2000: study
India had the largest increase in antibiotic consumption in low and middle income countries and also surpassed America’s antibiotic …
Antibiotic use in animals, humans can trigger AMR in each other: study establishes links
Reciprocity of antimicrobial consumption and resistance between animals and humans emphasises the need for integrated strategies to stop …
Health to harm: Researchers call for action against pharma pollution
New paper maps out UK healthcare system to understand pharmaceutical pollution from human healthcare
Antimicrobial resistance: Zimbabwe has created momentum for success, but more work needed
Country's drug resistance index at 66.6% against a benchmark of 25%
Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2021: A pandemic within a pandemic
The use of antibiotics increased phenomenally during the pandemic; more than 70% patients were treated with antibiotics
Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2021: Zoonoses as a driver for antimicrobial resistance
The diseases which are naturally transmitted between humans and animals, are a major driver that can threaten human health by …
Antibiotic use in food animals can be reduced by improving their welfare
Antibiotics should be reserved to treat animals, not used to promote fast growth or as band aids across the herd to prevent stressed …
Combating AMR: How Kerala reduced antibiotic misuse in animals
Kerala has operationalised AMR protection plan in animal health by conceptualisating a ‘one-health’ response
AMR, flu pandemic again top WHO’s list of health challenges for 2020
UN body also lists newer challenges related to adolescents, emerging technologies and food among others
Dairy farm wastewater increases presence of antibiotic resistant genes in soil
A new study has found that using wastewater from dairy farms for soil irrigation significantly increased the presence of antibiotic …
We are running out of antibiotics, says WHO
Report says antibiotics, which are almost in the pipeline as far as research goes, will fail to combat the growing threat of AMR
New method developed to remove harmful drugs from wastewater
The presence of crucial drugs in wastewater not only pollutes environment but can also harms human health
WHO urges action against antibiotic resistance
Experts warn that without effective medicines, infections such as hospital-acquired ventilator-associated pneumonias, urinary tract infections …
Lancet releases new series on AMR, underscores need for action with focus on LMICs
Series prioritises human cost, stressing infection prevention, affordable antibiotic access and attainable containment goals
There’s a pressing need to implement antibiotic protocol in all hospitals
Life-threatening healthcare-associated infections caused by increasingly drug-resistant bacteria are taking a toll on the lives of thousands of …
Tackling AMR: For LMICs, prevention is the best solution, say experts at CSE's international workshop
Recommendations from workshop to inform High-Level Meeting on AMR scheduled at UN General Assembly later this year
New class of antibiotics that can kill drug-resistant bacteria finally on the horizon?
Zosurabalpin was found to have potent, selective activity against Acinetobacter strains, including drug-resistant strains of Carbapenem-resistant …
AMR Awareness Week: Natural livestock farming effective bottom-up approach to reduce antibiotic use in dairy sector
Crisis with AMR obliges dairy sector to look beyond maximising cattle productivity and focus on both milk quantity, quality
AMR Awareness Week: Kerala’s AMR committees & literacy campaigns example of participatory antimicrobial stewardship
A hub-and-spoke model of AMR surveillance has been initiated in almost all districts
World faces a triple health jeopardy as drug pipeline for new antibiotics dries up
It is time to look at antibiotics as global public good
We can no longer outrun antibiotic resistance. So, here’s what we need to do instead
Researchers are tackling the problem of antibiotic resistance head on — by hunting for the genes that enable bacteria to become resistant …
CSE slams Indian poultry industry for using its name to misrepresent facts
Industry is misguiding the nation on antibiotic misuse in the sector and its contribution to the growing crisis of antibiotic resistance in India,…
Despite global momentum to address antimicrobial resistance in environment, critical gaps remain
Despite promising statements of intent from pharmaceutical industry, irresponsible practices in supply chains are yet to be curbed
