Thursday 22 June 202312:00-13:30 (CEST) BackgroundThe global research agenda for AMR in human health aims to catalyze research on the burden and impact of AMR, strategies to prevent infections and development of resistance, the discovery and development of new diagnostics and better treatment regimens, and how to optimize the use of current tools and implement them more efficiently. Ultimately, it aims to inform evidence-based policies and interventions to strengthen the AMR response, especially in low-and-middle-income countries (LMICs).The research agenda was developed following a rigorous and transparent process starting with a scoping review of over 3,000 documents in the past 10 years which generated 2,340 knowledge gaps. Following several rounds of review and consolidation of these knowledge gaps into research questions, over 230 experts globally across a range of disciplines related to AMR research scored the questions against five criteria in a transparent, independent and r
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Simnikiwe Hlatshaneni As seen in India, co-infections with opportunistic fungal species may also be affecting the Covid-19 disease statistics in South Africa A member of the medical staff gives medication to a patient infected with Covid-19. Picture: Bertrand Guay/AFP Multiple reports from India have raised the alarm that a spate of mucormycosis, a rare black fungal infection, has been linked to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. Recently reported infections have left several patients worse for wear, even leading to major disfigurement and death in some cases. This has led to South African experts warning about the increased risk of infection some people face which is compounded by Covid-19, especially considering the variant ravaging India and which has been classified as a variant of concern in South Africa. According