{"id":47607,"date":"2024-05-17T13:42:16","date_gmt":"2024-05-17T12:42:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/?p=47607"},"modified":"2024-05-17T13:42:16","modified_gmt":"2024-05-17T12:42:16","slug":"uk-government-pledges-85m-to-tackle-growing-threat-of-antimicrobial-resistance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/uk-government-pledges-85m-to-tackle-growing-threat-of-antimicrobial-resistance\/47607\/","title":{"rendered":"UK Government pledges \u00a385m to tackle growing threat of antimicrobial resistance"},"content":{"rendered":"

UK funding of \u00a385m has been announced at a global event to support the international community in tackling the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance.<\/h2>\n

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global issue that makes infections difficult or impossible to treat.<\/p>\n

Figures from NHS England show that there were 4.95 million deaths associated with bacterial AMR<\/a> across 204 countries, with 1.27 million directly attributed. This led to the World Health Organization declaring it a global public health threat.<\/p>\n

World leaders and experts, including the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the World Bank, are attending a global event hosted by the Royal Society to agree on priority actions to tackle this growing threat.<\/p>\n

They will also listen to accounts from AMR survivors.<\/p>\n

AMR is a growing global threat \u2013 we must act now<\/h3>\n

UK Health Minister Andrew Stephenson said: \u201cAntimicrobial resistance could render our most vital medicines useless \u2013 it is a threat the world must take extremely seriously.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis package of up to \u00a385m builds on the world-leading work the UK Government is already doing to support low and middle-income countries to monitor, research and tackle this disease.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, if we fail to take sufficient action, the costs associated with treating resistant infections could compare to having a COVID pandemic every five years.<\/p>\n

The event \u2013 The World Together Solving the Antibiotic Emergency \u2013 has been organised by the government in partnership with the Royal Society.<\/p>\n

It will celebrate the successes of global action to tackle AMR and look ahead to commitments for what more the world can do collaboratively in the fight against AMR, looking ahead to the important milestone of the United Nations high-level meeting in September.<\/p>\n

New projects to prevent the spread of antimicrobial resistance<\/h3>\n

The UK government will announce the following initiatives:<\/p>\n