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22/09/23 06:58 AM IST

New OECD report highlights importance of One Health action to tackle AMR

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  • A new report providing fresh evidence on the health and economic costs of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) was released by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).  
Major Highlights
  • The report indicates that the total consumption of antibiotics in humans has been increasing modestly across OECD and EU/EEA countries and significantly across G20 countries over the last two decades.
  • However, it is projected to remain steady in OECD countries from 2015 to 2035.
  • Meanwhile, consumption in EU/EEA and G20 countries could decline by 3.3% and 6.2%, respectively, by 2035.
  • The report reveals that resistance proportions for 12 priority antibiotic-bacteria combinations reached 20% in 2019, meaning that one in every five infections in OECD and EU/EEA countries is due to organisms resistant to antimicrobials.
  • High resistance proportions, above 44%, were reported for India, Greece, and Türkiye (Turkey) in 2019, and this high resistance is expected to persist until 2035.
  • AMR is reported to cause approximately 79,000 deaths annually, which is 2.4 times more than diseases such as influenza, tuberculosis, and AIDS in 34 OECD and EU/EEA countries.
  • Infections are majorly found in individuals aged above 65.
  • Three bacterial strains—Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumonia, and Staphylococcus aureus—are responsible for three-quarters of AMR-related deaths.
  • Healthcare-acquired resistant infections account for about 60% of all deaths.
  • Additionally, AMR leads to extended hospital stays, costing the health system approximately $28.9 billion annually up to 2050 across these countries.
  • The report emphasizes a One Health approach and outlines 11 policy interventions, including hospital-based and community-based plans that focus on areas such as hand hygiene, antimicrobial stewardship, and rapid diagnostic tests.
  • The report also highlights measures outside human health, like food safety practices and biosecurity on farms, as essential to addressing AMR.
  • The report indicates that the return on investment for various policy measures to combat AMR ranges from 2.3 to 24.6.
Source- DTE

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