Madhya Pradesh second state to have plan for antimicrobial resistance

The move will encourage other states to develop their own plans, which in turn, will help in tackling antimicrobial resistance on the national level

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

Now drug-resistant genes can be identified in less than half the time

A researcher in California talks about FLASH, her new gene-based technology that can help doctors tackle antibiotic resistance better

Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2021: Spreading awareness on medicine quality can be a solution for AMR

Medicines must be manufactured according to high standards of quality and efficacy to reduce AMR risk

Malaria parasite can now resist main line of treatment: Uganda study

Researchers flag risk of cross-border spread of malaria, especially in east Africa   

Poor quality drugs make treatment of ringworm infection less effective

Doctors from Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital found quality issues in the Itraconazole drug

Wastewater is a valuable source of information — Africa’s scientists need to use it to find drug-resistant bacteria

Once sewer networks are in place, standardised protocols for assessing antimicrobial resistance in wastewater treatment plants must be established

AMR in Africa: Big chunk of chicken, pork sold in Kenya found to have antibiotic-resistant bacteria

Consumption of meat contaminated with bacteria resistant to antibiotics can spread food-borne diseases and cause AMR

WHO launches new strategy to tackle antimalarial drug resistance in Africa

Some 96% malaria infections and fatalities worldwide in 2020 were from sub-Saharan Africa

World Malaria Day: ‘If we don’t become complacent, we can eliminate malaria like 1965’

PL Joshi, former head of National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme talks to Down To Earth about how malaria vaccination, surveillance and …

WHO highlights growing HIV drug resistance to dolutegravir, urges global action

WHO recommends routine surveillance of HIVDR to track prevalence & patterns of resistance, critical for shaping treatment guidelines and …

Indian scientists find asthma drug useful in TB as well

Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, found that an existing anti-asthma drug is effective against tuberculosis and can help address the …

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

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

CSE’s week-long campaign on antimicrobial resistance begins November 18

The campaign will include a three-part global webinar series on AMR as the above agendas scheduled for November 18, 22 and 24 respectively

Sewage treatment plants can turn E Coli into superbug

In samples collected from Sabarmati river, two lakes and three effluent treatment plants, researchers find microorganisms to be drug resistant

India has not done much to address antimicrobial resistance: Global report

A survey by FAO, OIE and WHO has found wide discrepancies in countries’ efforts toward tackling AMR

Ineffective magic bullets: Antibiotic resistance is now the leading cause of deaths across the globe

Young children were found to be particularly affected by AMR

Heavy metals in household, industrial waste help spread drug resistance

Researchers have identified exposure to cadmium a reason for typhoid causing Salmonella becoming resistant to antibiotics

One Health: FAO, UNEP, WHO and WOAH launch research agenda for antimicrobial resistance

Interface addresses global health issues necessitating multisectoral, multidisciplinary response to AMR

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

The case of anti-microbial resistance: Adding worry to the woes of COVID-19 pandemic

The WHO, in 2019, said AMR is one of the top 10 threats to health, with speculation emerging of it having the potential to become a global epidemic