Tag: Surveillance
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Resistant Superbugs Surging: WHO Warns, Act Now
Global alarm over antibiotic resistance The World Health Organization issued a stark warning Monday about the surging spread of drug-resistant bacterial infections, a trend that threatens the effectiveness of life-saving treatments and could turn minor injuries and common infections into deadly risks. The agency’s latest assessment finds that one in six laboratory-confirmed bacterial infections worldwide…
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WHO Warns of Surge in Drug-Resistant Superbugs, Threatening Medical Advances
Global alarm over rising drug-resistant infections The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a stark warning about the rapid spread of drug-resistant bacterial infections, which are increasingly undermining the effectiveness of life-saving medicines. In a briefing from Geneva, scientists stressed that the rise in antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is narrowing available treatment options and could turn…
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Global antibiotic resistance surges in hospitals, WHO warns
WHO alarm over rising hospital infections resistant to antibiotics A new World Health Organization (WHO) Global Antibiotic Resistance Surveillance report reveals a troubling rise in infections in hospitals worldwide that resist standard antibiotic treatments. The data, drawn from 23 million bacterial infections across 104 countries, show one in six infections in 2023 were resistant to…
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WHO Warns of Widespread Antibiotic Resistance: A Global Call to Action
Global alarm: one in six infections with resistant bacteria in 2023 The World Health Organization (WHO) released a stark new report showing that about one in six laboratory-confirmed bacterial infections causing common illnesses worldwide in 2023 were resistant to antibiotic treatments. The findings, drawn from the WHO Global Antimicrobial Resistance and Use Surveillance System (GLASS),…
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WHO sound alarm on global antibiotic resistance as reports show rising infections resistant to treatments
Global alarm over antibiotic resistance The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a stark warning: antibiotic resistance is spreading worldwide, with one in six laboratory-confirmed bacterial infections in 2023 showing resistance to standard treatments. The Global Antimicrobial Resistance and Use Surveillance System (GLASS) data from more than 100 countries indicate that resistance grew in over…
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Global Surge in Antibiotic-Resistant Infections in Hospitals Warns of Rising Mortality
Overview: A Growing Threat in Hospitals Worldwide Hospitals across the globe are facing an alarming increase in infections that resist standard antibiotic treatments. The World Health Organization (WHO) Global Antibiotic Resistance Surveillance report draws on data from more than 23 million bacterial infections across 104 countries, revealing that one in six laboratory-confirmed infections in 2023…
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Global antibiotic resistance rising worldwide, WHO warns
Global antibiotic resistance rises across the world, WHO reports The World Health Organization (WHO) has sounded the alarm on widespread antibiotic resistance, revealing that about one in six laboratory-confirmed bacterial infections in 2023 were resistant to common antibiotics. The new Global Antibiotic Resistance Surveillance Report 2025 shows troubling gains in resistance across a wide set…
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Dengue in Islamabad: 28 New Cases, 24,603 Inspections Spur Anti-Dengue Drive
Islamabad Strengthens Anti-Dengue Efforts as 28 New Cases Confirmed The Islamabad district administration has intensified its ongoing anti-dengue campaign, reporting 28 new cases in the last 24 hours as part of a broad effort to curb the virus across both urban and rural areas. With 24,603 sites inspected citywide, the initiative highlights the scale of…
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Canada on the Brink: What Losing Measles Elimination Means for Public Health
Canada’s Elimination Status in Jeopardy Canada is close to losing its measles elimination designation after a prolonged outbreak that has claimed lives and infected thousands since last October. A regional health commission meeting in Mexico City later this year is expected to formally determine whether Canada retains its status with the World Health Organization-backed Measles…
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Optimizing post-pandemic surveillance: evaluating COVID-19 and respiratory virus systems in the Philippines (April 2023)
Introduction The April 2023 evaluation provides a comprehensive look at how the Philippines monitored COVID-19 and other respiratory viruses across national, regional, and local levels. Using mixed methods, the study assessed operations, interconnectivity, and performance, with a focus on sustainable, multisource surveillance for SARS-CoV-2, influenza-like illness (ILI), severe acute respiratory infection (SARI), and respiratory syncytial…