AMR Sameeksha Volume 25

Overview

Sameeksha is a Hindi word, meaning review. This compilation of recent open access publications and resources on containment of AMR (with a bulleted summary and online link) are grouped according to the strategic priorities of India’s National Action Plan on AMR. Kindly note, inclusion of publications and resources in this review/compilation does not imply an endorsement by WHO.

Key highlights from volume 25

• World AMR Awareness Week 2023
• Inaugural report of the WHO Taskforce of AMR Survivors
• Rural perceptions about antibiotics – “Just as curry is needed to eat rice, antibiotics are needed to cure fever ”
• Guidance on establishing national and local AMR surveillance systems
• Drivers of inappropriate use of antimicrobials in South Asia
• Building national capacity for combating AMR in WHOs South-East Region – the ‘Platinum Decade’