Facing threat of superbugs

ANTIMICROBIAL Resistance (AMR) is the ability of germs or bacteria to grow despite the presence of a drug that would normally kill them or limit their growth. The propagation of drug-resistant organisms or superbugs is a serious phenomenon that is now becoming a major global concern to human and animal health.

As a consequence of AMR, drugs that used to be efficacious are no longer effective in treating infectious diseases, thus increasing the risk of spreading them. Drug resistance can be catastrophic if left unchecked.