Global Research on Antimicrobial Resistance Report

On 20^th January, 2022, the Global Research on Antimicrobial Resistance (GRAM) Report was published in The Lancet.

• Based on estimates from 204 countries and territories, the report provides the most comprehensive estimate of the global impact of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) so far.

Report Highlights: Mortality: In 2019, apart from 12.7 lakh deaths caused directly by AMR (these would not have occurred had the infections been drug-susceptible), another 49.5 lakh deaths were associated with AMR.

• Almost 30% or 3.89 lakh of these deaths occurred in South Asia in 2019.
• Sample: The report used statistical modelling to estimate deaths linked to 23 ....