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25 June 2018
Causes: A story from Infectious Futures
In an outbreak of antibiotic resistance, a newly appointed attendant to the heir of the throne experiences a living nightmare of social media frenzy and death.
Sharing experiences and strategies to avoid the spread of antimicrobial resistance is crucial and Taiwan should continue to be a leader in addressing this, says Jillian Sprenger.
Listen to curator, Bart Grob, speak about the Museum Boerhaav's travelling exhibit on antibiotic resistance.
We have launched an easy-to-use search engine for teams and others to find funding related to AMR and diagnostics!
In this audio clip, Nishant Kumar, founder of Embryyo and a Longitude Prize competitor, discusses his personal experience with antibiotic resistance and the rapid, point-of-care device his team hopes to win the prize with.
Step 2 of the Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Diagnostic Challenge is now open to US teams and citizens making a rapid diagnostic test.
26 April 2018
Fighting superbugs in India: A short film
This 10 minute film highlights the problem of superbugs across the globe, but through the eyes of India. We interviewed doctors, patients, researchers and teams working to address antibiotic resistance with rapid diagnostic tests.
19 April 2018
Coming soon...A film on antibiotic resistance in India
On 25th April, we will be launching our new short film called "Fighting superbugs in India" at the Science Museum Lates in London.
18 April 2018
On the frontline of antibiotic resistance in South Sudan
In South Sudan, doctors have to prescribe antibiotics as a fail safe to actually save lives. Matthew Jones tells us why this makes it harder to apply rules to antibiotic use in the global South.
Education and training specific to antimicrobial resistance are poor at many medical schools, one challenge aims to help remedy this issue with patient case studies.
Have we truly considered if diagnostic testing would be a welcome addition to routine prescribing? How receptive are the public to adopting point-of-care diagnostics?
26 March 2018
Collaboration funding for UK researchers to go to India
A scheme closing 6 April 2018 will support the travel and subsistence costs of UK researchers wishing to visit India to build long-term research collaborations in antimicrobial resistance.