Decreasing effectiveness of medicines, a big threat to global public health… Anupriya Patel spoke in UNGA meeting

What did Anupriya Patel say

Union Minister Anupriya Patel said that due to AMR, the infection becomes difficult to treat and even surgical procedures become risky. Overuse of antibiotics leads to antibiotic resistance, when bacteria become resistant to the antibiotics used to effectively treat them.

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By repeatedly taking medicines, their effect is lost.

The Union Minister further said that this makes it difficult to treat some bacterial infections. Health experts also say that nowadays, in every small and big disease, along with antibiotics, unnecessary medicines are also given, which have no benefit but their effect gets lost due to repeated use of those medicines.

Union Minister at the United Nations General Assembly meeting

Addressing the United Nations Assembly, the Union Minister said that 'AMR is a major threat to global public health, undermining decades of progress in modern medicine.' He talked about the integration of AMR prevention strategies into various health programmes. In India, since the launch of the National Action Plan in April 2017, there has been continuous work towards tackling AMR.

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Union Minister Anupriya Patel said that cleanliness, hygiene and infection control in health facilities have been improved through programs under the Swachh Bharat Mission. India has formulated an antimicrobial stewardship approach aimed at tackling unnecessary antibiotic prescriptions and the growing AMR threat. The program is designed for resource-limited settings and is being adopted in many hospitals across the country.