AMR to be more devastating than coronavirus if not addressed: PM
4th May, 2021 11:40:24
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said, if not contained properly, antimicrobial resistance (AMR) will be more devastating than the coronavirus pandemic as it can endanger every living creature alongside food security and progress towards the SDGs attainment regardless geographical location.
“The COVID-19 pandemic is the defining public health crisis of our time that has already taken more than three million lives. However, the impending pandemic, in the form of antimicrobial resistance will cause even more harm to the global health,” she said.
She was addressing the opening session of the first meeting of the “One Health Global Leaders Group on Antimicrobial Resistance” on virtual platform, reports BSS.