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The Global Antibiotic Resistance Partnership works in four countries to develop actionable policy proposals to combat antibiotic resistance.
In India, a wastewater treatment plant releases the equiavalent of 45,o00 doses of ciprofloxacin per day into local rivers. Is the effectiveness of antibiotics here and elsewhere diminished because of this? Learn more>>
In Kenya, vaccines to prevent the two main causes of infant pneumonia will halve the incidence of pneumonia and save lives. Hib vaccine was introduced in 2002 and immunization with the second pneumococcal vaccine began in 2011. Will these interventions reduce the need for antibiotics? Learn more>>
In Soweto, South Africa, 50% of S. pneumoniae isolates from HIV-infected children are resistant to penicillin, versus 23% in HIV-negative children. Will better management of antibiotics allow more of the most vulnerable children to be treated effectively with less expensive, first-line drugs? Learn more>>
In Vietnam, an estimated eight out of ten antibiotic courses are purchased without a prescription. In most cases, the choice of antibiotic is made by the pharmacist. How can drug sellers and pharmacists be better informed and regulated so that antibiotics are only used when appropriate? Learn more>> (việt ngôn ngữ>>)
