Antimicrobial Resistance between Lack of Access and Excess

Abstract: The use of antimicrobials, primarily antibiotics, but also antivirals, antiparasitics, and antiseptics is rapidly rising around the world - and with it, antimicrobial resistance (AMR). The current COVID-19 pandemic illustrates both the burden on the health system and the economic costs a pathogen can pose when no medication is available. Concerning resistance, the crux of the matter lies in balancing the need to reduce overall antibiotic consumption while at the same time expanding access in countries where such antibiotics are not easily accessible. The rising use of antibiotics in health and agricultural sectors are driving the increase in antimicrobial resistance. The quick expansion of access and use along with ineffective stewardship have led to alarming resistance rates, particularly in fast-growing middle-income economies - a problem these countries must urgently address. If AMR is not tackled more efficiently, it is estimated that by 2050 ten million people will die each ye

Object Details

• Alternative title: Antimikrobielle Resistenzen zwischen fehlendem Zugang und Überschuss
• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource, 10 S.
• Language: Englisch
• Notes: Veröffentlichungsversion ; begutachtet

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: GIGA Focus Global ; Bd. 3

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (where): Mannheim
• (who): SSOAR - Social Science Open Access Repository
• (when): 2020
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (where): Hamburg
• (who): GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies - Leibniz-Institut für Globale und Regionale Studien
• (when): 2020
• Creator: Hartwig, Renate ; Kliesow, Pascal Segura
• Contributor: GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies - Leibniz-Institut für Globale und Regionale Studien

Further information

• URN: urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-67333-2
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
• Last update: 25.03.2025, 1:43 PM CET