Posts Tagged ‘Antimicrobial Resistance’
Global sustained action against AMR: A review of the World Health Organisation (WHO) report
In honour of World Antimicrobial Awareness Week, we’re summarising the latest global report published by WHO on the global effort to tackle antimicrobial resistance (AMR). We discuss two case studies from the report: Malawi and Burkina Faso – global examples of the meaningful actions taken to address the threat of AMR. What is AMR and…
Read MoreWhy antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses a major threat to human health
This week’s article is a summary of the latest Global report published in the Lancet journal, on the effects of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), assessing a range of factors from number of deaths to hospitalisation which directly affects several of the global sustainability goals (SDGs). With an emphasis on efficient infection prevention and control in the…
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