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India's national action plan on antimicrobial resistance: a critical perspective | Journal Article / Commentary | MSF Science Portal
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India's national action plan on antimicrobial resistance: a critical perspective

Nair MM, Zeegers MP, Varghese GM, Burza S
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Abstract
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is widely recognised as a global health threat, which is projected to account for more deaths than cancer by 2050. The Government of India has formulated a National Action Plan to tackle AMR (NAP-AMR), largely modelled on the World Health Organization's Global Action Plan on AMR. While the NAP-AMR successfully mirrors the Global Action Plan and lays out ambitious goals, we find that the lack of financial allocation across states, poor enforcement and inadequate multisectoral co-ordination have hampered progress. A broader focus on improving infrastructure for water and sanitation, linking the issue of AMR to existing vertical health programmes for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and tuberculosis (TB), prioritising infection prevention and control, strengthening the frontline healthcare workforce in rural and peri-urban settings to reduce reliance on antibiotics, leveraging point-of-care testing and mobile app-based health interventions for diagnosis and surveillance, and adopting a socioecological approach to health and development would help to create an enabling environment for concrete action on AMR in India.

Countries

India

Subject Area

antimicrobial resistance

Languages

English
DOI
10.1016/j.jgar.2021.10.007
Published Date
22 Oct 2021
PubMed ID
34695609
Journal
Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance
Volume | Issue | Pages
Volume 27, Pages 236-238
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