Updated On: 01 June, 2024 12:53 PM IST | Mumbai | IANS
Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director General, said that antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a growing and urgent crisis that is already a leading cause of untimely deaths globally.

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Calling for accelerated action against antimicrobial resistance (AMR), global experts, including from India, at the 77th World Health Assembly (decision-making body of the WHO), have once again reiterated that AMR continues to be among the top-10 global health threats.
Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director General, said that AMR is a growing and urgent crisis that is already a leading cause of untimely deaths globally.