The world recognises the threat posed by antimicrobial resistance (AMR), but on-ground action is slow – say experts at CSE’s Africa-Asia meet


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21 Share “We are running out of time in the fight against antimicrobial resistance (AMR). We do not have the luxury of words anymore, we need action and we need it now,” stressed Sunita Narain, director general of Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), at the conclusion of a three-day virtual workshop. The workshop, titled ‘Containing the Silent Pandemic’, was organised by CSE to discuss the future agenda on containing the scourge of AMR through the ‘One-Health’ approach. Over 100 experts from 26 countries attended the workshop, with speakers from Botswana, Ethiopia, Ghana, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania,...