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…

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…

Antibiotic treatment is one of the main approaches of modern medicine which is used to combat infections. The “golden era” of antibiotics ranged from the 1930s to 1960s which gave rise to many antibiotics. Unfortunately, this era ended because researchers were unable to maintain the pace of antibiotic discovery in…

Approximately 25 million courses of antibiotics are prescribed every year globally, out of which 10% are prescribed by dentists. The startling fact is 80% of these prescriptions by the dentist are inappropriate. Studies have shown that maximum percentage of dentists (around 90%) inappropriately prescribe antibiotics in India. This compromises patient safety and…

As part of the "Risk Management and Prevention of Antibiotic Resistance | PREVENT IT" project, an International Workshop titled One Health Approach in Combating Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) was organized by the School of Public Health, KIIT DU on 10th December 2021 from 2.30 PM – 4.30 PM (IST) on virtual…

Antibiotic resistance is one of the biggest public health challenges of our time. Each year in the U.S., at least 2.8 million people get an antibiotic-resistant infection, and more than 35,000 people die. Fighting this threat is a public health priority that requires a collaborative global approach across sectors. Hence,…

It is a well-known fact that Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) is a public health problem and is a threat to the global economy. AMR is happening right now in all parts of the world. As we are aware of the challenges posed by AMR, it’s high time we needed to learn…