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@DrTedros "As you know, just under three weeks ago I declared an end to #COVID19 as a public health emergency of international concern.
It was a moment of relief and reflection.
It’s encouraging to see life return to normal – to be able to hug a friend, to travel freely, and to meet… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
It was a moment of relief and reflection.
It’s encouraging to see life return to normal – to be able to hug a friend, to travel freely, and to meet… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
It’s World #HandHygiene Day
#CleanHands are key to keep patients & health workers safe, yet:
🔸50% of health care facilities don't have basic hand hygiene facilities at points of care & toilets
🔸3.85 billion people lack a basic hand hygiene service at their health care facility
#CleanHands are key to keep patients & health workers safe, yet:
🔸50% of health care facilities don't have basic hand hygiene facilities at points of care & toilets
🔸3.85 billion people lack a basic hand hygiene service at their health care facility
Stop avoidable infections.
Practice #HandHygiene by using alcohol-based hand sanitizers 🧴 or soap 🧼 and water 🫧
👉 bit.ly/3IAmpPF
Practice #HandHygiene by using alcohol-based hand sanitizers 🧴 or soap 🧼 and water 🫧
👉 bit.ly/3IAmpPF
In hospitals, the lack of #HandHygiene can cause:
🔸 infections
🔸 avoidable treatment
🔸 even death
#CleanHands 🙌 save lives & reduce costs.
Let’s work together to keep more people safe:
👉 bit.ly/3NIkZXM
🔸 infections
🔸 avoidable treatment
🔸 even death
#CleanHands 🙌 save lives & reduce costs.
Let’s work together to keep more people safe:
👉 bit.ly/3NIkZXM
Chaired by @miaamormottley, the Sixth Meeting of the @GLGAMR is taking place today.
#AntimicrobialResistance is one of today’s biggest global health, food security, and sustainable development threats.
📌 bit.ly/3jzavxb
#AntimicrobialResistance is one of today’s biggest global health, food security, and sustainable development threats.
📌 bit.ly/3jzavxb
#AntimicrobialResistance (AMR) occurs when
🔸 bacteria
🔸 viruses
🔸 fungi
🔸 parasites
no longer respond to medicines,
🚨 making infections harder to treat
🚨 increasing the risk of disease spread, severe illness & death.
🔸 bacteria
🔸 viruses
🔸 fungi
🔸 parasites
no longer respond to medicines,
🚨 making infections harder to treat
🚨 increasing the risk of disease spread, severe illness & death.
Bacterial #AntimicrobialResistance (AMR) contributes to almost 5 million deaths per year, disproportionately affecting low- and middle-income countries.
LIVE: Opening of 152nd WHO Executive Board meeting twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…
"Three years ago today, I declared a public health emergency of international concern over the global spread of #COVID19 – the highest level of alarm under the International Health Regulations, and for the moment, the only level of alarm"-@DrTedros #EB152
@DrTedros "As you know, on Friday the Emergency Committee met to consider whether that remains the case. The committee has advised me that in its view, #COVID19 remains a global health emergency, and I agree"-@DrTedros #EB152 bit.ly/3JtgqhJ
New WHO report on #AntimicrobialResistance reveals very high levels of resistance in common bacteria frequently causing bloodstream infections in hospitals.
Infection prevention & control is critical to stop the spread and save lives.
More: bit.ly/3hcORO0
Infection prevention & control is critical to stop the spread and save lives.
More: bit.ly/3hcORO0
Several common infections are becoming increasingly resistant to treatment.
Over 60% of the bacteria causing gonorrhoea, a common sexually-transmitted infection, have been reported as resistant to one of the main antibiotics used to treat it.
More: bit.ly/3hcORO0
Over 60% of the bacteria causing gonorrhoea, a common sexually-transmitted infection, have been reported as resistant to one of the main antibiotics used to treat it.
More: bit.ly/3hcORO0
The bacteria that causes most urinary tract infections - E. coli - is over 20% resistant to the main antibiotics used to treat UTIs.
These painful infections then become harder to treat.
More: bit.ly/3hcORO0
These painful infections then become harder to treat.
More: bit.ly/3hcORO0
LIVE: @DrTedros remarks at 3rd Global High-Level Ministerial Conference on #AntimicrobialResistance twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…
@DrTedros "#AntimicrobialResistance is one of the most urgent & complex challenges of our time, & yet perhaps because it is not as dramatic as a pandemic, a war or a humanitarian emergency, it doesn’t attract the same attention from governments, donors or the media"-@DrTedros #AMROman2022
@DrTedros "The scale of the problem – and its consequences – cannot be ignored. #AntimicrobialResistance is estimated to lead to 5 million deaths every year. It threatens health, food security, and economic development"-@DrTedros #AMROman2022
Nov 18 - 24 is World Antimicrobial Awareness Week, with the theme 'Preventing Antimicrobial Resistance Together.' Department of Microbiology kickstarted the activities today.
Show your support by wearing blue and sharing this campaign with others.
🔷 #WAAW2022
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Show your support by wearing blue and sharing this campaign with others.
🔷 #WAAW2022
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🔷 #WAAW2022 2/
Continuing with the 🔷 #WAAW2022 week, Deptt of Microbiology organised a very informative guest lecture by Dr. Anuj Sharma, Technical Officer- AMR, Labs, IPC (WHO Country Office) on
‘Preventing Antimicrobial Resistance together- Are we doing enough’? 3/
‘Preventing Antimicrobial Resistance together- Are we doing enough’? 3/
It is World Antimicrobial Awareness Week.
#AntimicrobialResistance (AMR) occurs when bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites no longer respond to antimicrobial agents.
Learn more 👉bit.ly/3EDiFLB
#AntimicrobialResistance (AMR) occurs when bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites no longer respond to antimicrobial agents.
Learn more 👉bit.ly/3EDiFLB
As a result of drug resistance, antibiotics and other antimicrobial agents become ineffective and infections become difficult or impossible to treat, increasing the risk of disease spread, severe illness and death.
#AntimicrobialResistance
#AntimicrobialResistance
⚠ In 2019, nearly 5 million human deaths worldwide were associated with bacterial #AntimicrobialResistance (AMR) and 1.27 million human deaths were directly attributable to it.
Learn more 👉bit.ly/3EDiFLB
Learn more 👉bit.ly/3EDiFLB
Access to #antibiotics 💊 is essential to treat infections.
The 🆕 Global Evidence Review on Health and Migration highlights how refugees & migrants often face barriers 🚧 to access & use these potentially life-saving medicines:
📌 bit.ly/3xxOJNS
The 🆕 Global Evidence Review on Health and Migration highlights how refugees & migrants often face barriers 🚧 to access & use these potentially life-saving medicines:
📌 bit.ly/3xxOJNS
Access to #antibiotics for refugees & migrants is highly influenced by health systems in host countries.
📌 bit.ly/3xxOJNS
📌 bit.ly/3xxOJNS
Barriers 🚧 to access health services often lead to inappropriate use of #antibiotics, and ultimately to #AntimicrobialResistance, making infections harder to treat over time & increasing the risk of disease spread, severe illness & death.
📌 bit.ly/3xxOJNS
📌 bit.ly/3xxOJNS
Resistant bacterial infections cause nearly 5 million deaths every year.
#VaccinesWork to reduce the use & overuse of antibiotics, which are 🔑 drivers of #AntimicrobialResistance.
🆕 report describes all vaccines currently in development for priority bacterial pathogens ⬇️
#VaccinesWork to reduce the use & overuse of antibiotics, which are 🔑 drivers of #AntimicrobialResistance.
🆕 report describes all vaccines currently in development for priority bacterial pathogens ⬇️
#AntimicrobialResistance (AMR) occurs when:
🔸 bacteria
🔸 viruses
🔸 fungi
🔸 parasites
no longer respond to medicines, ↗️ the risk of disease spread, severe illness & death.
🆕 vaccines in development have the potential to impact AMR & save lives:
📌 bit.ly/3uH3Xic
🔸 bacteria
🔸 viruses
🔸 fungi
🔸 parasites
no longer respond to medicines, ↗️ the risk of disease spread, severe illness & death.
🆕 vaccines in development have the potential to impact AMR & save lives:
📌 bit.ly/3uH3Xic
Vaccines are highly effective tools in combating #AntimicrobialResistance by:
🎯 directly targeting resistant bacteria
🩹 reducing the incidence of both resistant & susceptible infections, thereby ⬇️ #antibiotic consumption, which is a 🔑 driver of AMR
📌 bit.ly/3uH3Xic
🎯 directly targeting resistant bacteria
🩹 reducing the incidence of both resistant & susceptible infections, thereby ⬇️ #antibiotic consumption, which is a 🔑 driver of AMR
📌 bit.ly/3uH3Xic
LIVE: Second Plenary meeting at #WHA75 twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…
#AntimicrobialResistance is a manmade disaster.
It is amongst the top 10 public health threats facing Humanity.
Available data analysed (for 2019)
4.95 M Deaths
189 M Years of Life lost
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It is amongst the top 10 public health threats facing Humanity.
Available data analysed (for 2019)
4.95 M Deaths
189 M Years of Life lost
thelancet.com/journals/lance…
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Global burden of the disease due to AMR is huge, highest in Africa and South Asia
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MRSA, Cephalosporin resistant E coli, Klebsiella are highly prevalent and Pan drug and XDR superbugs are fast emerging
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Daily Bookmarks to GAVNet 01/29/2022 greeneracresvaluenetwork.wordpress.com/2022/01/29/dai…
Maya Sen on Twitter and ThreadReader
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#TenuredFaculty, #FacultyAttrition, #GenderInequality, #SalaryAndBenefits
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#TenuredFaculty, #FacultyAttrition, #GenderInequality, #SalaryAndBenefits
DNA Mutations Are Not Random: New Research Radically Changes Our Understanding of Evolution
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#DNAMutations, #ResearchResults, #evolution, #randomness
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#DNAMutations, #ResearchResults, #evolution, #randomness
1/ Strict new rules on the use of #antibiotics and other #antimicrobials in pigs, chickens and other #farm animals come into force today across the #EU. What do the changes mean - and are they good for animals and consumers? A thread//
2/ In 2019 alone 5m deaths were connected to #AntimicrobialResistance (#AMR), according to a recent @TheLancet report. The deadly, drug-resistant infections behind these deaths come about because of the over- and misuse of antimicrobials, which makes bacteria resistant to them
3/ When drug-resistant bugs develop in animals because of antibiotic overuse they can easily spread to humans - often through #food. For example, rates of drug-resistant #salmonella have risen - & infections mainly come from #chicken & other #poultry. imperial.ac.uk/news/170889/an…
New evidence now shows that in 2019 an estimated 1.27 million deaths were directly attributable to #AntimicrobialResistance and 4.95 million deaths were associated with it: study from @IHME_UW
The new study now clearly demonstrates the existential threat that #AntimicrobialResistance poses to global health and modern medicine.
Lack of robust global data and evidence of the impact of drug-resistance has been a critical knowledge gap and has hampered efforts to advocate for policies and practices to control #AntimicrobialResistance.
#AntimicrobialResistance 💊 is something we all need to be aware of & understand its impact on health. Overuse of #Antibiotics for illnesses that don't need it means they can become less effective over time.
Read more in our thread below 🧵
Read more in our thread below 🧵
Dr Julie Robotham, Head of #AMR Modelling and Evaluation says on #AntimicrobialResistance 👇
H pylori #tweetorial for resistant H pylori
#AGA released CPU in 4/21 revisiting topic of resistance/treatment failures, not a guideline, but the expert opinion @BradSpellberg loves! (1/x)
gastrojournal.org/article/S0016-…
@ABsteward @RushCCH_ID #MedEd #medtwitter #idtwitter
#AGA released CPU in 4/21 revisiting topic of resistance/treatment failures, not a guideline, but the expert opinion @BradSpellberg loves! (1/x)
gastrojournal.org/article/S0016-…
@ABsteward @RushCCH_ID #MedEd #medtwitter #idtwitter
As GN bacteria go, it's an interesting bug:
Highly motile, curved, GNR, #Urease-positive, catalase-positive, oxidase-positive
Related to Campylobacter, for family fun
Nice crossover with our #Gastroenterology colleagues, eh #IDtwitter and @IDSAInfo
(2/x)
Highly motile, curved, GNR, #Urease-positive, catalase-positive, oxidase-positive
Related to Campylobacter, for family fun
Nice crossover with our #Gastroenterology colleagues, eh #IDtwitter and @IDSAInfo
(2/x)
GN, and as such should be sensitive to most #antibiotics that target GN with pretty good susceptibilities over time for:
#amoxicillin #tetracycline #aminoglycoside #nitroimidazole #macrolide
(3/x)
#amoxicillin #tetracycline #aminoglycoside #nitroimidazole #macrolide
(3/x)
@DrTedros "Last week, more than 60% of all reported cases and deaths from #COVID19 globally were once again in Europe. The sheer number of cases is translating to unsustainable pressure on health systems and exhausted #healthworkers"-@DrTedros
#WorldAntimicrobialAwarenessWeek starts today!
#AntimicrobialResistance (AMR) can affect everyone, everywhere, at any age. 👀 Watch & listen to our expert explaining why you should care about it!
Spread awareness, stop resistance👉bit.ly/3njQQ3g
#AntimicrobialResistance (AMR) can affect everyone, everywhere, at any age. 👀 Watch & listen to our expert explaining why you should care about it!
Spread awareness, stop resistance👉bit.ly/3njQQ3g
What are 'antimicrobials'❓
Antimicrobials – including antibiotics, antivirals, antifungals & antiparasitics – are medicines 💊 used to prevent & treat infections in humans, animals & plants.
More info 👉bit.ly/3cjwlNQ #AntimicrobialResistance
Antimicrobials – including antibiotics, antivirals, antifungals & antiparasitics – are medicines 💊 used to prevent & treat infections in humans, animals & plants.
More info 👉bit.ly/3cjwlNQ #AntimicrobialResistance
#AntimicrobialResistance (AMR) occurs when
🔸 bacteria
🔸 viruses
🔸 fungi
🔸 parasites
no longer respond to medicines,
🚨 making infections harder to treat
🚨 increasing the risk of disease spread, severe illness & death.
More info 👉bit.ly/3njQQ3g
🔸 bacteria
🔸 viruses
🔸 fungi
🔸 parasites
no longer respond to medicines,
🚨 making infections harder to treat
🚨 increasing the risk of disease spread, severe illness & death.
More info 👉bit.ly/3njQQ3g
This week, the @FAOWHOCodex Alimentarius Commission is setting #SafeFood standards.
👉bit.ly/3F4UCUp
#CodexCAC44
👉bit.ly/3F4UCUp
#CodexCAC44
The @FAOWHOCodex Commission adopted standards for dried oregano, dried or dehydrated ginger, cloves, and dried basil.
🌿bit.ly/3F4UCUp
#CodexCAC44
🌿bit.ly/3F4UCUp
#CodexCAC44
The @FAOWHOCodex Commission adopted maximum levels of cadmium in chocolate. Cadmium is a toxic heavy metal that is found naturally in volcanic soils and water.
🍫 bit.ly/3F4UCUp
#CodexCAC44
🍫 bit.ly/3F4UCUp
#CodexCAC44
#DondooZaDaktari | #USUGU WA #DAWA
➡️ #Antibiotiki ni dawa zinazotumika kutibu maambukizi ya bakteria.
➡️Usugu wa antibiotiki hutokea pale bakteria wanapotengeneza usugu dhidi ya aina flani ya dawa.
➡️USUGU hufanya dawa kushindwa kufanya kazi
#AntimicrobialResistance
➡️ #Antibiotiki ni dawa zinazotumika kutibu maambukizi ya bakteria.
➡️Usugu wa antibiotiki hutokea pale bakteria wanapotengeneza usugu dhidi ya aina flani ya dawa.
➡️USUGU hufanya dawa kushindwa kufanya kazi
#AntimicrobialResistance
Matumizi holela ya dawa aina ya antibiotiki huchangia usugu wa dawa kutokea.
Bakteria wanapopata usugu husababisha
➡️Kutokupona ugonjwa hata baada ya kutumia antibiotiki ambazo zimekuwa zikitibu ugonjwa huo
➡️Kuongezeka kwa gharama za matibabu
➡️Kifo
Bakteria wanapopata usugu husababisha
➡️Kutokupona ugonjwa hata baada ya kutumia antibiotiki ambazo zimekuwa zikitibu ugonjwa huo
➡️Kuongezeka kwa gharama za matibabu
➡️Kifo
Unatengeneza tatizo usugu wa dawa iwapo
➡️Humalizi dawa ulizoandikiwa na daktari
➡️Unatumia dawa zisizo na ubora/feki
➡️tumia dawa zilizoisha muda wake wa matumizi
➡️Unakula nyama, maziwa, mayai au damu yenye masalia ya antibiotiki kutoka kwa mifugo iliyotibiwa
➡️Humalizi dawa ulizoandikiwa na daktari
➡️Unatumia dawa zisizo na ubora/feki
➡️tumia dawa zilizoisha muda wake wa matumizi
➡️Unakula nyama, maziwa, mayai au damu yenye masalia ya antibiotiki kutoka kwa mifugo iliyotibiwa
This month marks a decade since I completed medical #internship. I thought then that I had achieved my goal, that I would find joy in my work. Little did I know where life would lead me. My #reminisces & #reflections - too long for a tweet & too short for a blog - hence, a 🧵
As the first & only #medical student in the extended family, I was in #unfamiliar waters. Moving to uncle's house in another city was a not-too-comfortable but not-wholly-unpleasant change. I'm privileged to be part of a family who did all they could to keep me happy
The pedagogy was #authoritative & #oppressive; seemed to be designed to #humiliate, not teach. I couldn't learn by rote, didn't know of any better ways (pre- ubiquitous smartphone era) Expected to address #seniors using honorifics, I felt they were as unapproachable as teachers
The 2021 AMR Preparedness Index is an excellent effort to look at what is 1 of our most pressing public health issues as some countries emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic: #AntimicrobialResistance
There are important findings for Canadians and their leaders:
1. We ain't so good!
There are important findings for Canadians and their leaders:
1. We ain't so good!
2. We are behind the UK, US, France, Germany, India and Japan on a national strategy.
"Governments must make bolder financial investments ...
... should develop more ambitious National Action Plans and provide sufficient funding to achieve goals ... lean into AMR initiatives now"
"Governments must make bolder financial investments ...
... should develop more ambitious National Action Plans and provide sufficient funding to achieve goals ... lean into AMR initiatives now"
3. We are kinda pathetic on governments' commitments to foster and support AMR innovation.
Govts "should implement pull incentive programs within the next 3 years ...
increase investments in AMR innovations for surveillance and diagnostics ...
ensure pricing reflects full value"
Govts "should implement pull incentive programs within the next 3 years ...
increase investments in AMR innovations for surveillance and diagnostics ...
ensure pricing reflects full value"
WHO received over 3⃣ million reports for the Global #AntimicrobialResistance and Use Surveillance System (GLASS)
The more information we have the better placed the 🌏
is to tackle this increasingly serious health threat.
👉 bit.ly/3gjw1Ab
The more information we have the better placed the 🌏
is to tackle this increasingly serious health threat.
👉 bit.ly/3gjw1Ab
The report indicates an📈 alarming volume of #AntimicrobialResistance infections but despite the ongoing challenges of #COVID19, more 🌏🌍countries are reporting in.
More information 👉 bit.ly/3z8ZANL
More information 👉 bit.ly/3z8ZANL
The ↗️ of AntimicrobialResistance is a 🌐 threat
It can affect anyone,
of any age,
in any country.
👶👧🏻🧕🏾👳🏿
Proper use of all 💊 is 🔑 to #StopDrugResistance
Let's unite to preserve antimicrobials! 👇
bit.ly/3x7sDiB
It can affect anyone,
of any age,
in any country.
👶👧🏻🧕🏾👳🏿
Proper use of all 💊 is 🔑 to #StopDrugResistance
Let's unite to preserve antimicrobials! 👇
bit.ly/3x7sDiB
