The silent pandemic: Addressing antimicrobial resistance

The WHO aims to raise awareness of a silent pandemic, antimicrobial resistance, which is causing difficulties and reducing the effectiveness of certain drugs especially after the COVID-19 pandemic.

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a silent pandemic that poses a huge threat to global health and development. The World Health Organization and its partner organisations are seeking to raise awareness of the issue. One approach is through annual monitoring of progress through the Tripartite AMR Country Self-Assessment Survey (TrACSS), for which the 2021 results are now available, www.amrcountryprogress.org. While significant […]

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