Is AMR a Growing Public Health Concern?

Speakers: Dr. Sangeeta Sharma, Professor, Neuropsychopharmacology, Institute of Human Behaviour & Allied Sciences (IHBAS); Dr. Vijay Pal Singh, veterinarian, CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology and Assistant Professor, Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR); and Dr. Rupak Singla, National Institute of TB and Respiratory Diseases (NITRD)

Moderator: Ravi Agarwal, Founder Director, Toxics Link

AMR is identified as one of the biggest health threats of the present time. It is a global issue of concern rendering common and life-threatening infections increasingly untreatable. India has one of the largest burdens of drug resistant pathogens worldwide, including the highest burden of multidrug resistant tuberculosis. The panel will discuss the pressing concerns of AMR, its repercussions on human health and the environment and also the solutions that can help mitigate the problem

(Collaboration: Toxics Link)