Antimicrobial Resistance

Reply on behalf of the Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) regarding presence of cancer causing chemicals in cars, 06/12/2024

Reply on behalf of the Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) in response to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) order September 12, 2024. The matter related to the news item titled "People are breathing in cancer-causing chemicals in their cars study find" appearing in NDTV.com dated May 8, 2024. ARAI …

Access to monoclonal antibodies in Africa: A call to action

Monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) have transformed modern medicine [1]. However, their impact is limited as they are not accessible to all. In 2020 IAVI and Wellcome published a joint report “Expanding access to monoclonal antibody — based products: a global call to action” [2] which highlighted the gaps and opportunities to …

Bracing for superbugs: strengthening environmental action in the one health response to antimicrobial resistance

Up to 10 million people could die annually by 2050 due to anti-microbial resistance (AMR), the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) said in this report, highlighting the need to curtail pollution created by the pharmaceuticals, agricultural and healthcare sectors. The report Bracing for Superbugs: Strengthening environmental action in the One Health …

Govt bans use of antibiotic Colistin in animal feed, poultry, aqua farms

According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), Colistin is a “reserve” antibiotic, which means it is supposed to be considered a “last-resort” option in treatment and used only in the most severe circumstances, when all other alternatives have failed. The Health Ministry has ordered a ban on using antibiotic Colistin …

No time to wait: Securing the future from drug-resistant infections

If no action is taken, drug-resistant diseases could cause 10 million deaths each year by 2050 and damage to the economy as catastrophic as during the 2008-2009 global financial crisis warns this report by the UN Ad hoc Interagency Coordinating Group on Antimicrobial Resistance. By 2030, antimicrobial resistance could force …

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