WHO, G20 members warn of potential "silent pandemic" from antimicrobial resistance
STORY: WHO, G20 members warn of potential "silent pandemic" from antimicrobial resistance
DATELINE: Aug. 25, 2022
LENGTH: 00:01:34
LOCATION: BALI, Indonesia
CATEGORY: HEALTH
SHOTLIST:
1. various of the meeting
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): HANAN BALKHY, Assistant Director-General for the AMR Division at the WHO
3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): DANTE HARBUWONO, Indonesian Vice Health Minister
STORYLINE:
The World Health Organization and the Group of 20 members warned on Wednesday at a meeting in Indonesia's Bali of a potential "silent pandemic" of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) triggered by overdosage of drugs and antibiotics.
This meeting is a side event of the third G20 Health Working Group, which was held from Monday to Tuesday.
The Lancet journal published in January said that drug-resistant infections killed 1.27 million people in 2019, more than HIV/AIDS (864,000 deaths) or malaria (643,000 deaths).
Assistant Director-General for the AMR Division at the WHO Hanan Balkhy said a stronger health system is import
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