Antibiotics
SOUTH CENTRE STATEMENT FOR THE 74TH WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY: Agenda Item 13.5. Antimicrobial Resistance
Antimicrobial resistance is a silent pandemic. Today WHA74 will discuss current progress but we need to learn from COVID-19. We need to build robust health systems and fix the broken system of innovation to deliver antimicrobials as global common goods. See our statement.
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Examining antimicrobial resistance in the light of the COVID-19 pandemic
By Mirfin Mpundu, Caline Mattar and Mirza Alas
The COVID-19 pandemic provides an opportunity to strengthen the capacity of health systems not only to be better prepared for the next pandemic but also to address ongoing crises such as antimicrobial resistance. The unfolding crisis due to antimicrobial resistance is, unfortunately, similar to the current health crisis due to the COVID-19 pandemic, albeit at a slower pace. As countries address the pandemic, there is a need to identify interlinkages between the pandemic and antimicrobial resistance and to continue strengthening the actions needed to slow down the emergence of antimicrobial resistance.
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Antimicrobial Resistance: Examining the Environment as Part of the One Health Approach
By Mirza Alas
Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) is a serious issue that is threatening the medical and agricultural advances of today. The connections that exist among human health, food production and the environment necessitate a One Health approach to address the challenge of AMR. Recent research points to the environment as an essential factor in the spread of AMR, as well as a possible reservoir of antimicrobial resistant bacteria and genes. The process, however, of the environmental transmission of resistance genes, along with their effects and how to mitigate them, is still being examined. As new research emerges, so to have new challenges regarding the selective pressure of antibiotics on the environment. AMR in the environment is not new, with resistance genes found even in isolated places (e.g. in permafrost or volcanoes) but understanding this natural process and its implications for tackling AMR continue to pose many questions. This paper aims to examine some of the emerging research on AMR from a One Health perspective and in particular to highlight the role of the environment. It will explore the use of antibiotics and their effects in different ecosystems, as well as the challenges they pose for developing countries: in particular, in designing policies to address antimicrobial resistance that take into account the connections among humans, animals and the environment.
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Title: Regional Workshop on Antimicrobial Resistance in Asia
Date: 24-26 June, 2019
Venue: Penang, Malaysia
Organizers: Organized by the South Centre and Third World Network (TWN)
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This update provides a snapshot of the activities of the Development, Innovation and Intellectual Property Programme during the month of December 2017.
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Resistance to Antibiotics: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
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Action Needed to Avoid the End of Modern Medicine
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This update provides a snapshot of the activities of the Development, Innovation and Intellectual Property Programme during the month of November 2017.
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WHO Advice: Stop using antibiotics in healthy animals to prevent the spread of antibiotic resistance
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World running out of antibiotics, says WHO in new reports
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This update provides a snapshot of the activities of the Development, Innovation and Intellectual Property Programme during the month of August 2017.
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Antibiotic-resistant gonorrhea crisis: new drugs needed
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