Antimicrobial resistance (AMR)

About Activity

This workshop will include the following points:
• What are antimicrobials
• What is antimicrobial resistance
• Why is antimicrobial resistance a global concern
• What accelerates the emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistance
• Risk Factors Contributing to AMR in Specific Populations.
• Present situation:
o Drug resistance in bacteria.
o Drug resistance in mycobacterium tuberculosis.
o Drug resistance in viruses.
o Drug resistance in malaria parasites.
• Antimicrobial Resistance and the COVID-19 Pandemic.
• Antimicrobial Resistance and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.