UN Political Declaration on antimicrobial resistance essential step, but concrete action from governments now critical
September 26, 2024AMR remains a leading cause of death worldwide nearly a decade after UN member states agreed to make it a priority. Geneva/New York, 25 September 2024 – Ahead of the second-ever United Nations (UN) High Level Meeting on antimicrobial resistance*...
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MSF statement and position paper on UNHLM for AMR
May 15, 2024MSF delivered the following statement, with accompanying position paper, on recommendations for the UN High-Level Meeting (UNHLM) on antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Statement for the Interactive Multi-Stakeholder Hearing as part of the preparatory process for the 2024 High-Level Meeting on antimicrobial...
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World Antibiotic Awareness Week
November 17, 2019Antibiotic Resistance is a serious and growing phenomenon in contemporary medicine and has emerged as one of the pre-eminent public health concerns of the 21st century. In countries like India, where antibiotics can be bought easily without a prescription, the emergence and spread...
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Antibiotic Resistance: Factsheet
November 17, 2019What is antibiotic resistance (ABR)? Antibiotics are medicines used to prevent and treat bacterial infections. Antibiotic resistance (ABR) occurs when bacteria change in response to the use of these medicines. Bacteria, not humans or animals, become antibiotic-resistant. These bacteria may...
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Antibiotic Resistance: Broader Implications for Humanity
November 15, 2017Since 2015, MSF has been working on antibiotic resistance in collaboration with the Ministry of Health in West Bengal, India. As part of the project, a baseline audit of prescribing practices of district hospital doctors as well as health promotion...
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MSF observes World Antibiotic Awareness Week
November 13, 2017The international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) will observe World Antibiotic Awareness Week (WAAW) from November 13th - 17th in collaboration with Ministry of Health and Asansol District Hospital in West Bengal. As part...
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