- May 26, 2024Antibiotic resistance: 750,000 deaths could be avoided every year
Find the coverage of The Lancet series on antimicrobial resistance, a series gathered by OHT’s Dr. Ramanan Laxminarayan in la Repubblica, a news publication in Italy. Read more here.
Read moreRead more Read More - May 24, 2024Urgent global action needed to avert AMR deaths
In Science Africa, “With an estimated 750,000 deaths associated with antimicrobial resistance (AMR), urgent action is needed to prevent further escalation, authors of a new Lancet Series on the issue said.” This series on AMR gathered experts led by OHT’s Dr. Ramanan Laxminarayan. “Access to effective antibiotics is essential to patients worldwide. A failure to […]
Read moreRead more Read More - May 24, 2024Our window of opportunity is shrinking
Find the coverage of The Lancet series on antimicrobial resistance, a series gathered by OHT’s Dr. Ramanan Laxminarayan in Pharmazeutische Zeitung, a news publication in Germany. Read more here.
Read moreRead more Read More - May 24, 2024Antimicrobial resistance must be addressed now, global experts warn
In MedPage Today, “An estimated 750,000 deaths linked to antimicrobial resistance (AMR) could be prevented every year through available vaccines, water and sanitation, and infection control methods, according to a series of four papers in The Lancet opens in a new tab or window on sustainable access to antibiotics. ‘The window of opportunity to ensure […]
Read moreRead more Read More - May 24, 2024Lancet releases new series on AMR, underscores need for action with focus on LMICs
In Down to Earth coverage of the Lancet Series on AMR, One Health Trust’s Dr. Ramanan Laxminarayan said, “The main thing we’re trying to do is reframe this issue as one of sustainable access to effective antibiotics.” “It’s about people having access to antibiotics that really work when they need them. And that requires thinking […]
Read moreRead more Read More - May 15, 2024Vaccine Stockpile could help in tackling bird flu
In Hindustan Time’s Reflections, OHT’s Dr. Ramanan Laxminarayan included his thoughts on the current trajectory of the evolution of the bird flu virus and the urgent need for surveillance, drug stockpiles, and planning for vaccine scaleup. “H5N1 is potentially a far more serious threat than Covid-19. While it is too early to ring the alarm, […]
Read moreRead more Read More - April 22, 2024The Ten Trillion Dollar Disease
The Scientific American featured an article by OHT’s Dr. Arindam Nandi and team on the current and future economic impact of Alzheimer’s disease. The article is part of ‘The New Age of Alzheimer’s’, a special report on work and advances to end this devastating disease. Read the article, ‘The Ten Trillion Dollar Disease,’ here.
Read moreRead more Read More - April 4, 2024Workshop examines climate and inequity’s link with AMR challenge
In the Healthcare Radius, “Dr Deepshikha Batheja, an economist and research fellow at the One Health Trust, emphasized the need to address these interconnected issues: ‘Gender inequities combined with caste discrimination create differences in vulnerability to drug-resistant infections. Climate change makes these inequities worse.’” Read more here.
Read moreRead more Read More - April 1, 2024A pioneering two-day workshop in Bangalore to understand how climate change and caste and gender discrimination can make infections harder to treat
In Med Business World, “The One Health Trust, funded by the World Health Organization and the British Academy, hosted a two-day workshop focused on developing inclusive policy recommendations for our changing world. The workshop highlighted the urgent need to address antimicrobial resistance (AMR), which occurs when germs (including bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites) adapt to […]
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