India, April 9 -- Recommendations from workshop to inform High-Level Meeting on AMR scheduled at UN General Assembly later this year

Prevention is the most effective antidote for growing antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC), according to experts attending an international workshop spearheaded by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) spearheaded an international workshop in Nimli, Rajasthan on April 8-9, 2024.

These countries face the worst of the triple crisis of rising antimicrobial resistance, inadequate development of new antibiotics and a crisis of 'access' to effective antibiotics.

Prevention is particularly important for countries with limited resources, said Sunita Narain, CSE Director...