Each year, healthcare organizations, schools, governments, companies, and communities around the world observe World Antibiotic Awareness Week (WAAW).
World Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2020 Toolkit
“Antimicrobial resistance is also a pandemic, but it’s less visible” – Dr. Peter Beyer of the WHO Discusses AMR, its Challenges, and Efforts to Curb It
Because of the threat that AMR poses to our health, there is a need for global mobilization across all levels—from world leaders and industry, to physicians and scientists, as well as individual patients and their families.
Dr. Debra Goff Discusses How We Can Fight Antimicrobial Resistance Right Now
Dr. Goff believes that the COVID-19 pandemic has provided a real-life example of the type of threat that AMR poses to our health.
COVID-19 and Antimicrobial Resistance: Dual Health Threats
Each year, more than 700,000 people lose their lives to drug-resistant infections, and this number could climb to 10 million by the year 2050 if nothing is done help combat it. Now, the COVID-19 pandemic is exacerbating the problem.
The Value of Diagnostics in Combatting Antimicrobial Resistance – A Public Health Problem
At this year’s World Anti-Microbial Resistance Congress, Dr. Tristan Timbrook delivered a...
Lindsay Denny Discusses the Critical Role of WASH in Preventing Infectious Diseases and Fighting Antimicrobial Resistance
WASH, which stands for water, sanitation, and hygiene, are basic...