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Building on the success of our Antibiotic Action campaign, we're delighted to launch our NEW global health initiative. Welcome to Stop Superbugs, dedicated to supporting community-focused projects around the world. Together, we CAN #StopSuperbugs: stopsuperbugs.co.uk
Good news! We've launched a small grant scheme, awarding funding to 3 projects in Uganda, Zambia, and Nigeria. This initiative aims to bolster grassroots projects dedicated to combating superbugs through education, communication, and improved sanitation. bsac.org.uk/stop-superbugs-a…
"Alarming." Two news studies have found that drug-resistant infections are taking a disproportionate toll in sub-Saharan Africa where there are "extremely concerning" levels of multi-resistant bacterial strains among young children. timesofmalta.com/article/ant…
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Are you undertaking a PhD in the UK? Are you passionate about preventing antimicrobial resistance? Apply for our Parliamentary Internship Programme and help bring #AMR back into the political limelight! bsac.org.uk/call-for-applica…
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Very important political leadership from the Chair of the @APPGonAMR @JulianSturdy
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Read what was said during a recent Westminster Hall Debate on antimicrobial resistance
“We need more robust monitoring & surveillance. We need a significant public awareness campaign, greater investment in diagnostics…” #StopSuperbugs theyworkforyou.com/whall/?id…
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“There’s an under appreciation of the extent to which it’s a problem.” Professor Mohammad Ali Pate, Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare for the Federal Republic of Nigeria on the growing threat of #AMR in Nigeria. youtube.com/watch?v=iLeepsHZ… @IneosOxford
"Kerala’s success comes from high political commitment." Can Kerala's antibiotic abuse project inspire India's antimicrobial resistance fight? economictimes.indiatimes.com…
"Antibiotic resistance is the greatest threat to cancer patients." Infections are the second-leading cause of death among cancer patients... but increasingly clinicians see infections that are becoming drug-resistant: ft.com/content/196fc183-cd54…
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The Trinity Challenge on #AntimicrobialResistance is calling for data-driven solutions focussed on low- and middle-income countries to help mitigate the global crisis of antimicrobial resistance - with a prize of up to £1million. Deadline: 29 February solve.mit.edu/challenges/tri…
“Climate change and antibiotic resistance are two of the biggest health issues of our time. Researchers are starting to look at how they link up.” nature.com/articles/d41586-0…
"There are all sorts of global “initiatives"... but when did you last hear or read about AMR in a newspaper or on TV — let alone from a prime minister or president? But this is, really, about life and death." thecritic.co.uk/an-end-to-an…
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Around 15% of hospitalized patients have a “penicillin allergy” label in their medical records. But did you know that up to 95% of these patients could safely tolerate penicillin? It's time to reexamine ‘penicillin’ allergy labels: bsac.org.uk/the-surprising-t…
Scientists have discovered an entirely new class of antibiotic that appears to kill one of three bacteria considered to pose the greatest threat to human health because of their extensive drug-resistance. theguardian.com/science/2024…
“A pivotal shift in the health challenges facing the region.” A new study finds there were an estimated 1·05 million deaths associated with bacterial #AMR in the WHO African region in 2019 - higher than those caused by both HIV/AIDS and malaria. news-medical.net/news/202312…
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Join the Community Dialogue on X at 4 pm this coming Thurs, 21 Dec to share views about Patient Engagement and #AMR (#AntimicrobialResistance) with our special guests!
Everyone welcome! To participate, search for and use the hashtag #theAMRnarrative
Read more here: amrnarrative.org/event/patie…
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"In a concerning course reversal, antibiotic sales for use in [US] livestock have ticked back up, increasing 12 percent from 2017 to 2022." vox.com/future-perfect/2023/…
"Everywhere I went, it was clear that the poorest were suffering the most." This article by @TBIJ, part of the BSAC-funded Wounds that Won’t Heal campaign, shines a light on the lives of those living with drug-resistant infections in Pakistan. thebureauinvestigates.com/st…
"The current approach taken by most high-income countries is the equivalent of sheltering in the attic, making sure the fire alarm works correctly, while the basement is on fire." theconversation.com/antimicr…
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Here’s our long-standing ally @natalieben exhorting David Cameron to re-commit to tackling the existential threat of antimicrobial resistance
Now Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton, otherwise known as the former Prime Minister who I debated in 2015, is in the #HouseofLords, I’ve got point of direct contact. Which I will use.
On #AMR and other issues. #AntimicrobialResistance