Dissemination Event on “Time to Fight against ABR: Red Alert” by Rural Institute for People’s Enlightenment, Tirupati
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Dissemination Event on “Time to Fight against ABR: Red Alert” by Rural Institute for People’s Enlightenment, Tirupati

The Rural Institute for People’s Enlightenment (RIPE), a partner non-governmental organization (NGO) of Prevent It Project hosted an awareness event titled, ‘Time to fight against ABR: Red Alert” on 29th March 2022 at Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh. The target audience was students from Bachelors of computer science, Accredited Social Health Activist…

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March 29, 2022
Enhancing Pharmacists’ Role in Developing Countries to Overcome the Challenge of Antimicrobial Resistance: A Narrative Review
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Enhancing Pharmacists’ Role in Developing Countries to Overcome the Challenge of Antimicrobial Resistance: A Narrative Review

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global health challenge and developing countries are more vulnerable to the adverse health impacts of AMR. Health care workers including pharmacists can play a key role to support the appropriate use of antimicrobials in developing countries and reduce AMR. Success stories of pharmacist-led programs in…

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March 27, 2022
Dissemination Event on “Handle Antibiotics with Care” by Voluntary Health Association of Tripura, Agartala
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Dissemination Event on “Handle Antibiotics with Care” by Voluntary Health Association of Tripura, Agartala

It is a well-known fact that an empowered community influences the social, cultural, and economic areas of society. Local community empowerment enables people to take control over their decisions and factors that shape their lives. With the same thought, the Voluntary Health Association of Tripura (VHAT), a partner non-governmental organization…

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March 26, 2022
Dissemination Event on “Orientation on Antibiotics Resistance” by Voluntary Health Association of Tripura, Agartala
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Dissemination Event on “Orientation on Antibiotics Resistance” by Voluntary Health Association of Tripura, Agartala

The Voluntary Health Association of Tripura (VHAT), a partner non-governmental organization of Prevent It Project hosted an event, ‘Orientation on Antibiotic Resistance’ on 25th March 2022 at Tripura University. The audience was approximately 40 in number, comprising of students from Masters in Rural Development. The overall idea was to make…

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March 25, 2022
Isolation and Characterization of Multidrug Resistance Bacteria from Hospital Sewage Samples, Maharashtra, India
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Isolation and Characterization of Multidrug Resistance Bacteria from Hospital Sewage Samples, Maharashtra, India

Antibiotics are known as life saver drugs that can act against bacteria. However the increasing problem of antibiotic resistance (ABR) has raised an alarm and has even attracted the attention of the World Health Organization (WHO). As per the guidelines from WHO, many countries including India framed the National Action…

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March 23, 2022
New Antibiotics for Multidrug-Resistant Bacterial Strains: Latest Research Developments and Future Perspectives
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New Antibiotics for Multidrug-Resistant Bacterial Strains: Latest Research Developments and Future Perspectives

Antibiotics are crown to the modern medicine, and they are the weapon against numerous infectious diseases. The exposure of bacteria to ‘non-lethal levels’ of antibiotics is causing antibiotic resistance (ABR) in them. Multidrug resistance (MDR) is the most common type of resistance. The MDR refers to bacteria showing resistance to…

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March 12, 2022
Governing Antimicrobial Resistance: A Narrative Review of Global Governance Mechanisms
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Governing Antimicrobial Resistance: A Narrative Review of Global Governance Mechanisms

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR), a central health challenge of the twenty first century, poses substantial population health risks, with deaths currently estimated to be around 700,000 per year globally. After implementing effective policy responses to AMR, with a Global Action Plan on AMR approved by the World Health Assembly in 2015.…

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March 9, 2022
Antimicrobial resistance and Population Genomics of Multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli in Pig Farms in Mainland China
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Antimicrobial resistance and Population Genomics of Multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli in Pig Farms in Mainland China

One of the most serious challenges to global public health is antimicrobial resistance (AMR). The advent and rapid spread of extensively drug-resistant (XDR), pandrug-resistant (PDR) bacteria and multidrug-resistant (MDR) particularly microorganisms resistant to last-resort antibiotics such as carbapenems, colistin, and tigecycline, has sparked widespread concern. Several drug-resistant bacteria are a…

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March 5, 2022
Discovery of Actinomycin L, A New Member of the Actinomycin Family of Antibiotics
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Discovery of Actinomycin L, A New Member of the Actinomycin Family of Antibiotics

Antibiotic resistance is the major emerging crisis that escalates among the pathogen. Hence newer, less toxic and efficient drugs remains the top priority. The majority source of antibiotics in use today is from Actinobacteria and the antibiotic identified is Actinomycin. Streptomyces’s is the crucial bioactive natural product producer that includes…

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March 3, 2022
International meeting on “Surveillance and Research on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)” by Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE)
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International meeting on “Surveillance and Research on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)” by Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE)

Think Tank Meeting on Opportunities to Improve Surveillance and Research in Antimicrobial Resistance     As part of the Shastri Conference and Lecture Series Grant, Prasanna School of Public Health (PSPH), Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Manipal in association with Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute and Prevent It project (Erasmus+ Programme…

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March 1, 2022