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IFA organised an awareness seminar on ‘World Food Day’

Following the coronavirus pandemic millions of Brits travelled abroad last year, leading to an increased number of people picking up diseases caused by parasites

Background: Reducing the burden of death due to infection is an urgent global public health priority. Previous studies have estimated the number of deaths associated with drug-resistant infections and sepsis and found that infections remain a leading cause of death globally. Understanding the global burden of common bacterial pathogens (both susceptible and resistant to antimicrobials) is essential to identify the greatest threats to public health. To our knowledge, this is the first study to pr...

In todays Research Roundup for August 21, 2023, we highlight some of the most interesting reads in global health research and development from the past week.

The UK government has announced that state-of-the-art laboratories, cutting-edge disease surveillance systems, and a bigger global workforce to tackle deadly antimicrobial resistance (AMR) will be backed by up to £210 million of funding. This is contained in a statement on Thursday by Atinuke Akande-Alegbe, Senior Communications & Public Diplomacy Officer, at the British High Commission…

Ghana is one of the 25 countries in the world set to benefit from the £210 million funding by the United Kingdom government to tackle deadly antimicrobial resistance (AMR) over the next three years. The UK government will work collaboratively with countries across Asia and Africa to tackle antimicrobial resistance…

Researchers find ‘life-long acquisition’ of drug resistant bacteria in the gut can be made worse by specific dietary choices

Health Secretary Steve Barclay said antimicrobial resistance presents a considerable threat to people’s health in the UK and around the world, and statistics support his concern

The UK pledges £210 million for the global AMR fight at G20, with the investment aimed to be used to upgrade labs, train workforce, and improve genome sequencing.

£210 million to tackle deadly antimicrobial resistance