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In DevDiscourse, “An analysis in The Lancet suggests that 7.5 lakh AMR-linked deaths could be averted annually in LMICs through improved hygiene, sanitation, and vaccination measures. Effective antibiotics access is critical, but misuse, especially during COVID-19, has worsened AMR resistance. Key actions include better infection control and expanding pediatric vaccines.” Read more here.

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In The Week, ” About 7.5 lakh deaths associated with antimicrobial resistance (AMR) could be prevented every year in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) by improving measures that prevent infections, according to an analysis, part of a four-paper series published in The Lancet journal.” Read more here.

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In the Times Now, ” ‘In India, in 2019, approximately 10,43,500 deaths were associated with AMR. For too long, AMR has been seen as either not urgent or too difficult to solve. Neither is true. We need immediate action and the tools to do so are widely available. We hope that this September the UN […]

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In The Telegraph India, “Ramanan Laxminarayan, president of the One Health Trust — a research think tank — and research scholar at Princeton University, has been tracking AMR trends for nearly two decades. Ramanan, a member of the global burden assessment team, spoke to The Telegraph about the new findings, the challenges in efforts to […]

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In the Publico, coverage on The Lancet series on antimicrobial resistance, “Scientists are calling for new affordable antibiotics to ensure that poorer countries are not excluded from the response to the current problem of antimicrobial resistance.” Read more here.    

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Find coverage of the Lancet Series on antimicrobial resistance, which gathered experts led by OHT’s Dr. Ramanan Laxminarayan in the Sveriges Radio, a news publication in Sweden​. Read full coverage here .

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In conversation with The Telegraph, OHT’s Dr. Ramanan Laxminarayan, who has been monitoring antimicrobial resistance (AMR) trends for nearly two decades, discussed the findings of a series on AMR published in The Lancet. “We performed a novel analysis of how big the burden of AMR is for children under age five and adults over age […]

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In the Medical Xpress, “Co-author Professor Ramanan Laxminarayan, President of the One Health Trust and Senior Research Scholar at Princeton University, says, ‘Reducing the impact of AMR through pharmaceuticals is not simply a matter of developing new antibiotics. Unless access and affordability are guaranteed, the vast number of deaths from resistant bacterial infections will continue […]

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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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