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WHO updates drug-resistant bacteria list to develop new treatments for AMR

The 2024 BPPL list includes 15 families of antibiotic-resistant bacteria

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GSK becomes first founding partner of global initiative tackling antimicrobial resistance

AMR could cause an estimated ten million deaths every year by 2050 unless action is taken

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Governments continue proposed pandemic agreement progress ahead of World Health Assembly

The meeting focusing on ‘All for Health, Health for All’ takes place on 27 May to 7 June 2024

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Takeda’s Qdenga becomes second dengue vaccine to receive WHO prequalification

Approximately half of the global population is at risk of mosquito-borne viral disease

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WHO opens application period for 2025 Model Lists of Essential Medicines

The deadline to submit ahead of the 25th WHO Expert Committee meeting is 1 November 2024

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UK government launches five-year national action plan for antimicrobial resistance

It is estimated that 1.27 million global deaths in 2019 were caused by antibiotic-resistant infections

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WHO reveals ‘extensive’ worldwide overuse of antibiotics during COVID-19 pandemic

Findings from the report reveal factors that could have contributed to the spread of antimicrobial resistance

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World Health Organization prequalifies simplified oral cholera vaccine Euvichol-S

The acute diarrhoeal illness was reported to affect around 473,000 people in 2022

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World Health Organization launches AI-powered digital health assistant for public health

SARAH has been launched in alignment with World Health Day’s theme, ‘My Health, My Right’

Can Cinderella save us?

University of Liverpool reveals new framework to tackle antimicrobial resistance in UK

AMR is designated by the World Health Organization as one of the top ten threats to global public health

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UKRI appoints iiCON to deliver £1.5m initiative to tackle infection transmission

The project will aim to accelerate solutions that leverage technologies such as AI and novel diagnostics

Can Cinderella save us?

PACE announces partnership with UKHSA to tackle antimicrobial resistance

AMR is designated by WHO as one of the top ten threats to global public health

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