AMR Awareness Week: How colistin went from 'holy water' in medicine to 'sewage' of resistance

More research is needed to find out the long-term effects of using colistin on humans  

Antibiotic resistance: A new dose

How the world is gearing up to fight antibiotic resistance

Antibacterial resistance: Don't compromise

The only way to combat antibiotic resistance is to keep the environment clean

Poor regulation of aquaculture endangers human health

Closure of illegal aquaculture farms is a temporary solution, better regulation holds the key

AMR Awareness Week: Educating teachers and students on antimicrobial use, resistance

Educating children on antimicrobial use instils responsible habits and attitudes early on, shaping the behaviour of future patients and caregivers

Global experts discuss challenges, possibilities around antibiotics becoming a global public good

The world has a right and a shared responsibility to secure antibiotics globally so that it can continue to be effective

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

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

Unregulated use of antibiotics a threat to public health, say experts

International experts have come together to deliberate on rising antimicrobial resistance

Removing antimicrobial resistance from the WHO’s ‘pandemic treaty’ will leave humanity vulnerable to future pandemics

If governments are serious about pandemic preparedness, they must support bold measures to conserve the effectiveness of antimicrobials within …

Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2021: Why water is important in the AMR debate

Access to safe water is one of the prerequisites for maintaining sound health and environment in a community and is also a responsibility of …

Antimicrobial resistance increasing yet data remains sparse

Data on some animal-sourced foods, associated with a growing number of food-borne illness outbreaks, was limited   

Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2021: How to develop a template for community action on AMR

ReAct Asia Pacific is engaging community stakeholder groups to mainstream action on antibiotic resistance

Clear and present danger: Lancet study highlights AMR time bomb in India, world

A recent study in The Lancet showed alarming casualties due to antimicrobial resistance globally, especially Asia and Africa; it also …

EU ban on non-therapeutic antibiotic use in animals wake-up call for India

Even as the EU has put an end to preventive mass medication in animals, things have hardly moved in India

Indian government is not doing enough to tackle the sale of unapproved antibiotics

India's laissez-faire attitude to drug regulation is a serious threat to global efforts 

Agronomic recommendations: How are antibiotics being used on crops?

A few antibiotics considered critically important for human medicine are being recommended for use on over 100 crops, an analysis has found

New molecule promises to address drug resistance

The new molecule is an antimicrobial peptide, which kills bacteria by breaking down their membranes

New study finds antibiotic resistant gene in fresh food samples

A new study in India has found bacteria resistant to the most powerful antibiotic in fresh food samples such as chicken, fish and vegetables

Some good and bad news on antimicrobial resistance

While Indian researchers have found the presence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in a healthy human gut, British scientists have developed a …

Monitor resistance gene to help combat antimicrobial resistance: scientists

Scientists suggest that monitoring genes responsible for antimicrobial resistance will help track the problem

UN General Assembly discusses antimicrobial resistance

This is only the fourth time a health issue has been taken up by the UN General Assembly

Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2021: How the environment plays a role in AMR

The environment is key to the One Health approach to address AMR, which is being strongly advocated by the United Nations and other actors

Antimicrobial resistance: Here is how pharma companies can reduce antibiotic pollution in effluents

There is a high risk of antibiotic residues entering the environment from wastewater used in manufacturing pharmaceuticals

Vaccines to prevent antimicrobial resistance: Accelerate trials for priority candidates, says WHO

Over 60 vaccines against antibiotic-resistant pathogens in clinical development stage