New Delhi: The burden of antimicrobial resistance has significantly increased the health burden, across the globe. It is the leading cause of death around the world with the highest burden in low-resource settings. Noticing the rise in impact, health authorities from the Southeast Asian and Western Pacific regions of the World Health Organization (WHO) have recently issued a warning and promised to collaborate to combat antimicrobial resistance more successfully.
At the World Health Assembly, they approved a common position paper on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in the Asia-Pacific region’s health sector. The gathering was held in Geneva, Switzerland.
Dangers of antimicrobial resistance diseases are on the rise
As per reports, the increase in drug-resistant diseases is rising due to the abuse and overuse of antimicrobials, specifically antibiotics, in humans, animals and plants. This raises the risk of medical procedures and treatments including chemotherapy and surgery. Not only this but it also makes the routine infections more hard to treat.
Factors leading to AMR
Among the other factors behind the rise in anti-microbial resistance diseases and the reasons behind its cause and spread include lack of clean water, sanitation, lack hygiene and infection prevention and control. These also encourage the growth of treatment-resistant bacteria in hospitals and public spaces. AMR moreover, poses a higher threat to global health and development, as well as to the nations and regions within the WHO’s Western Pacific and South-East Asia regions, which are home to about half of the globe’s population.
According to the report, around 700,000 deaths in two regions were caused due to AMR in 2019, which accounts for over half of all AMR-linked deaths worldwide. Apart from posing a threat to human health, AMR poses a danger to the national and international economies, this is because the nations and regions in the WHO Western Pacific Region are anticipated to interfere with the additional economic expenditures of up to US$ 148 billion between 2020 and 2030 as a result of AMR unless it can be addressed properly.
Noticing the rise in dangers of antimicrobial resistance, the health authorities from the Southeast Asian and Western Pacific regions of the World Health Organization (WHO) have recently issued a warning and promised to collaborate to combat antimicrobial resistance more successfully. Health Conditions Health News: Latest News from Health Care, Mental Health, Weight Loss, Disease, Nutrition, Healthcare
