Antibiotics were one of the most significant medical breakthroughs in the 20th century. Through the prudent management of these medical marvels, potentially lethal infectious diseases were rendered treatable. Nevertheless, the misuse and overuse of antibiotics have led to an evolving challenge known as antimicrobial resistance (AMR). In the face of uncontrolled spread of AMR, once…
A significant Infection Control warning has been declared in Karachi, Pakistan’s principal commercial and banking hub. This alert occurred in tandem with the documentation of a monkeypox (mpox) incidence, combined with a vaccine shortage for the disease. This pronounced alert is relevant to both private healthcare institutions and government-operated hospitals.
Following the diagnosis confirmation by the…
A call to action has once again been made as antimicrobial resistance (AMR) continues to be recognized as one of the top ten global health threats. This clarion call was echoed by global experts, including notable voices from India, during discussions at the 77th World Health Assembly - the decision-making body of the World Health…
A groundbreaking study recently unearthed a startling link between air pollution levels and the escalation in global antibiotic resistance, with the potential for medicines intended to combat bacterial infections becoming unsatisfactorily effective.
The research, shared in The Lancet Planetary Health journal, scrutinized data from 116 countries spanning nearly two decades, attributing air pollution to 11% of…