- September 17, 2024Antibiotic-resistant superbugs could kill 39 million people by 2050, researchers warn
In Euronews, “The hazards of AMR are on the rise. By 2050, there could be 1.91 million deaths directly from AMR and 6.31 million deaths from AMR-related causes, meaning a drug-resistant infection played a role in someone’s death, but resistance itself may or may not have been a factor, according to the new estimates from […]
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- September 9, 2024WHO issues global guidance to limit antibiotic pollution from manufacturing
In the University of Minnesota’s Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP) coverage of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) webinar on new guidance from the WHO, “important but neglected challenge” in fighting antimicrobial resistance (AMR), OHT’s Dr. Ramanan Laxminarayan shared his views. The guidance sets targets to control the spread of AMR from antibiotic […]
Read moreRead more Read More - August 30, 2024Rotavirus vaccine has curbed deaths in India by a third, deterred antibiotic misuse, finds US study
In The Print, OHT’s Dr. Arindam Nandi, said, “Our findings show that UIP is a powerful program that can not only save millions of children from infectious diseases but also bring major public health benefits by reducing inappropriate antibiotic use and slowing the progression of antibiotic resistance in India.” Read more here.
Read moreRead more Read More - July 4, 2024The continued threat of AMR in Nepal and the role of vaccines
In Setopati, OHT’s Rishiraj Bhagawati and Director of GARP, Nepal, Sameer Mani Dixit wrote an op-ed about the role of vaccines in controlling the spread of antimicrobial resistance in Nepal. “A recently published series of papers in the highly cited journal Lancet highlighted that AMR has been on the rise globally in recent decades and […]
Read moreRead more Read More - June 17, 2024Protect the medicines that protect us
In the Independent, “Dr. Ramanan calls AMR an ‘optional’ crisis – a problem that can be solved as intersectional coordination of the top-4 global agencies on human health, animal health, food and agriculture and the environment (WHO, World Organisation for Animal Health – WOAH, Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations – FAO, and […]
Read moreRead more Read More - June 12, 2024Podcast – “Many governments have done far too little to protect their citizens from infections, Lewnard says. ‘This has not necessarily been a shining success story,'” – interview by Maggie Fox
In Flutrackers.com, “Dr. Joseph Lewnard, an associate professor of Epidemiology at the School of Public Health at the University of California Berkeley, is studying ways to prevent infections. Vaccines, better hygiene and sanitation, clean water, and proper and careful use of antibiotics and antivirals can all play a role. Many governments have done far too […]
Read moreRead more Read More - June 5, 2024Drug-resistant infections more likely to strike women, says WHO
In Nature, OHT’s Dr. Deepshika Batheja provided feedback on a review conducted by the World Health Organization and Global Strategy Lab teams. The review emphasized the need for more countries to recognize how gender influences exposure to pathogens. “ ‘It is imperative to study gender as it is one of the core social determinants of […]
Read moreRead more Read More - May 31, 2024Superbugs, a global threat: they cause almost 5 million deaths a year, what are they?
Find the coverage of The Lancet series on antimicrobial resistance, a series gathered by OHT’s Dr.Ramanan Laxminarayan in Villaggio Globale, a news publication in Italy. Read more here.
Read moreRead more Read More - May 31, 2024About 750,000 deaths linked to antimicrobial resistance could be prevented annually, scientists say
Find the coverage of The Lancet series on antimicrobial resistance, a series gathered by OHT’s Dr. Ramanan Laxminarayan in the Observador, a news publication in Portugal. Read more here.
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