Zimbabwe officials call for concerted efforts in combating antimicrobial resistance

STORY: Zimbabwe officials call for concerted efforts in combating antimicrobial resistance SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 20, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 21, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:48 LOCATION: Harare CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of banner and conference delegates 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): VANGELIS HARITATOS, Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Lands and Rural Resettlement, Zimbabwe 3. various of the conference 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): VANGELIS HARITATOS, Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Lands and Rural Resettlement, Zimbabwe 5. various of the conference 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): DOUGLAS MOMBESHORA, Minister of Health and Child Care, Zimbabwe 7. various of the conference STORYLINE: Zimbabwean officials on Monday called for concerted efforts in combating antimicrobial resistance (AMR), a health concern encompassing human, animal, and environmental health. They expressed the views at an event during the World AMR Awareness Week (WAAW) in Harare. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): VANGELIS HARITATOS, Deputy Minister of Agriculture,

ZIMBABWE-HARARE-ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE WEEK

ZIMBABWE-HARARE-ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE WEEK

(231121) -- HARARE, Nov. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Lindiwe Makubalo, the assistant regional director at WHO, attends a World Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week event in Harare, Zimbabwe, on Nov. 20, 2023. Global agencies on Monday stressed the growing urgency for Africa to scale up efforts to combat antimicrobial resistance (AMR), amid its significant implications for global health and food security. TO GO WITH "Global agencies urge urgent action to address antimicrobial resistance in Africa" (Xinhua/Tafara Mugwara)

ZIMBABWE-HARARE-ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE WEEK

ZIMBABWE-HARARE-ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE WEEK

(231121) -- HARARE, Nov. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zimbabwe's Health and Child Care Minister, Douglas Mombeshora, delivers a speech during a World Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week event in Harare, Zimbabwe, on Nov. 20, 2023. Global agencies on Monday stressed the growing urgency for Africa to scale up efforts to combat antimicrobial resistance (AMR), amid its significant implications for global health and food security. TO GO WITH "Global agencies urge urgent action to address antimicrobial resistance in Africa" (Xinhua/Tafara Mugwara)

Report calls on Australia to reduce antibiotic use amid rise in drug-resistant infections

STORY: Report calls on Australia to reduce antibiotic use amid rise in drug-resistant infections SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 17, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:41 LOCATION: Canberra CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of pharmacies in Canberra STORYLINE: Australia is losing the war against drug-resistant infections, a government report has warned. The report, published on Thursday by the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care, found that bacteria that cause golden staph infections, gastroenteritis and gonorrhea are growing increasingly resistant to the antibiotic drugs that treat them - a phenomenon known as antimicrobial resistance (AMR). According to the report, the COVID-19 pandemic caused a 19 percent drop in antibiotic use in Australia between 2019 and 2022, but the country still has one of the highest consumption rates in the developed world. In 2022, one-third of Australians were given a prescription for at least one round of antibiotics, the report said The

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