The silent pandemic of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), antibiotic resistance in particular, is increasingly being recognised as one of the biggest threats to global public health. It can impact almost every person on this planet, and is expected to disproportionately impact those in low-and middle- income countries. Existing antibiotics are becoming more and more ineffective on one hand, while on the other, the future pipeline of antibiotics does not look very promising. In the absence of effective action, antibiotic resistance is projected to claim 39 million lives between 2025 and 2050. But despite the issue being discussed at the highest political and scientific levels, it is yet to resonate with the common people, a prerequisite for a whole-of-society response. Awareness on AMR therefore becomes extremely important and can go a long way in creating change at the individual, community and policy level.

The World AMR Awareness Week (WAAW) is a global campaign to raise awareness on AMR, and is celebrated from 18-24 November every year. The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) marks this week each year through a global campaign. This year, the theme of CSE’s initiative is ‘Prevent AMR’, as part of which we will be engaging with experts and stakeholders to spread awareness about practices, key issues and solutions through webinars, videos, articles, opinion polls, online masterclasses and social media campaigns. For about a decade and a half, CSE's Sustainable Food Systems team has been working towards an effective global response on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) from the perspective of the global South. Our work on AMR can be seen here. The global theme for the World AMR Awareness Week (WAAW) 2024 is “Educate. Advocate. Act now.”

For Any Questions or Further Details, Get in Touch with

Rajeshwari Sinha
Programme Manager, Sustainable Food Systems, CSE
9990187023
s_rajeshwari@cseindia.org

Sukanya Nair
Deputy Programme Manager, Media Resource Centre, CSE
8816818864
 sukanya.nair@cseindia.org