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Huge number of deaths linked to superbugs can be avoided, say experts

In The Guardian, The Lancet series on AMR, written by experts brought together by OHT’s Ramanan Laxminarayan, uses novel modeling data that shows that deaths in poorer countries could be cut by 18% – or about 750,000 a year – with preventive measures. “Experts have warned that if the world does not prioritise action on […]

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  • Global antibiotic usage rises 21% since 2016, increasing AMR

    In Innovation News Network, “Dr Eili Klein, lead author of the study and Senior Fellow at One Health Trust (OHT) explained: ‘The COVID-19 pandemic temporarily disrupted antibiotic use, but global consumption has rebounded quickly and continues to rise at an alarming rate. To address this escalating crisis, we must prioritise reducing inappropriate antibiotic use in […]

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  • Global antibiotic consumption has increased substantially since 2016, study finds

    In the Medical Xpress, “Researchers affiliated with the One Health Trust (OHT), the Population Council, GlaxoSmithKline, the University of Zurich, the University of Brussels, Johns Hopkins University, and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health analyzed pharmaceutical sales data from 67 countries from 2016-2023 for the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and economic growth […]

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  • Immunisation coverage and antibiotic use: is India missing an opportunity?

    In The Hindu, “Studies now indicate that unvaccinated or under-vaccinated children are vulnerable to preventable illnesses and have to seek medical care, which in many cases leads to an unnecessary abuse of antibiotics, fueling the epidemic of antimicrobial resistance.” Read more here.

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  • AMR in Focus at Africa’s First One Health Congress

    In Africa CDC, “Cape Town hosted the first World One Health Congress in Africa, where Africa CDC led a well-attended side event on antimicrobial resistance (AMR), a rapidly growing health threat across the continent. As noted in the coverage, a week after the One Health Congress, Africa CDC, in collaboration with One Health Trust and […]

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  • AMR surveillance challenges

    In the University of Oxford’s Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, “Dr Geetanjali Kapoor gives a series of talks on AMR surveillance best practices from 9 to 15 October, understanding real-world challenges associated with large datasets from disparate sources, laboratory methods, country workshops, and the importance of AMR surveillance. The series is based on […]

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  • CDC and Global Partners Commit to Collective Action to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance

    In Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Safe Healthcare Blog, “On September 22, One Health Trust, CDC, and other partners co-hosted a side event where representatives from across the world discussed targets and shared feasible solutions to combating the growing public health threat of antimicrobial resistance. I spoke on a panel that acknowledged the limited […]

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  • A ‘very solvable’ problem: Steps needed to tackle global antimicrobial resistance

    In the University of Minnesota’s CIDRAP, “On September 26, the eyes of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) experts everywhere will be on New York, where world leaders and policymakers will gather for the second United Nations High-Level Meeting on AMR. Among those who’ll be watching is Ramanan Laxminarayan, PhD, MPH, founder and president of the One Health […]

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  • Mpox is accelerating antimicrobial resistance in Africa, officials warn

    In BMJ, Jean Kaseya, director general of Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, spoke in New York at the symposium organized by the One Health Trust, ahead of the UN high-level meeting on antimicrobial resistance (AMR). “The head of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has warned that the spread of […]

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  • Nations vow to cut deaths from drug-resistant bacteria

    In the Scidevnet, “Low- and middle-income countries are disproportionately affected by drug-resistant infections, partly because they also have the highest prevalence of infectious diseases. But, ‘there’s not a single country in the world that does not have this problem,’ says Ramanan Laxminarayan, director of the One Health Trust, a global health research organisation based in […]

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