AMR prevention strategies should be urgently incorporated into health programmes- Centre.

NEW DELHI New Delhi: The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Friday said India has reaffirmed its commitment to combat antimicrobial resistance (AMR) at the 79th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) high-level meeting on AMR.Global Addressing the gathering of leaders, Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Anupriya Patel called for urgently integrating AMR prevention strategies into various health programmes. Patel also highlighted the urgent need for global cooperation to tackle the growing threat of AMR. Poured.

“AMR is a serious threat to global public health, undermining decades of progress made in modern medicine,” Patel said. AMR occurs when bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites do not respond to drugs. Let's give. This makes the infection difficult or impossible to treat, increasing the risk of disease spread, severe illness and death. The Minister of State said that “urgent integration of AMR prevention strategies into various health programmes” is the need of the hour.

They called for AMR strategies to be integrated into programs that “focus on pandemic preparedness, health system strengthening, and universal health coverage, with a greater focus on the use of resources on prevention and mitigation than on surveillance.” The Union Minister also highlighted India's significant progress in tackling AMR since the launch of its National Action Plan (NAP AMR) in April 2017. He underlined the progress made in expanding monitoring networks in both human and animal areas. This includes reducing hospital-acquired infections by improving infection prevention and control and promoting responsible antimicrobial use in the human and animal health sectors.