SEATTLE, Wash. , OCT. 13, 2022 –– The latest and most comprehensive analysis of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and its impact in the entire WHO European Region (53 countries) was published in a peer-reviewed paper today in The Lancet Global Health . Researchers at the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington’s School of Medicine, Oxford Centre for Global Health Research, Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, and other collaborators analyzed 23 bacterial pathogens and 88 pathogen-drug combinations to release the following findings:
In general, countries with national actions plans had lower rates of AMR burden, but further efforts are needed. Some of those strategies include better monitoring, improving hygiene and sanitation, expanding access to vaccines, and developing new treatments.
This is the first country-level analysis following the peer-reviewed paper on the global burden of AMR published in January in The Lancet . More country-level estimates are to follow.
AMR will be a topic of discussion at the World Health Summit (WHS) taking place in Berlin, Germany Oct. 16–18. IHME Professor Dr. Mohsen Naghavi will address the global impact at the WHS on Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022 at 11 a.m. CEST / 5 a.m. EDT.
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The burden of bacterial antimicrobial resistance in the WHO European region in 2019: a cross-country systematic analysis
13-Oct-2022