June 07, 2026
The GARP-Bangladesh policy brief on leveraging vaccines to mitigate antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in Bangladesh was featured in The Daily Star, one of Bangladesh’s most widely circulated newspapers.
The article highlights a key message from the report: vaccines do more than prevent disease. By reducing infections, they can also decrease antibiotic use and help slow the emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistance.
Developed by the Global Antibiotic Resistance Partnership-Bangladesh technical working group, a collaboration between the One Health Trust and icddr,b, the policy brief highlights the importance of strengthening immunization programs as part of the fight against AMR, particularly as Bangladesh faces a resurgence of vaccine-preventable diseases such as measles.
Read the coverage here.
