TY - JOUR
T1 - Resetting the agenda for antibiotic resistance through a health systems perspective
AU - Cars, Otto
AU - Chandy, Sujith J.
AU - Mpundu, Mirfin
AU - Peralta, Arturo Quizhpe
AU - Zorzet, Anna
AU - So, Anthony D.
N1 - Funding Information:
ReAct is funded primarily by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency. We have not received any specific grants or payments for writing this article.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an Open Access article under the CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license
PY - 2021/7
Y1 - 2021/7
N2 - Although the individual and societal consequences of antibiotic resistance spiral upwards, coordinated action has not kept pace on a global scale. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for resilient health systems and has resulted in an unprecedented rate of collaboration in scientific, medical, social, and political dimensions. The pandemic has also created a renewed awareness of the importance of infectious diseases and is a substantial entry point for reigniting the momentum towards containing the silent pandemic of antibiotic resistance. In this Viewpoint, we discuss the limitations in the current narrative on antibiotic resistance and how it could be improved, including concerted efforts to close essential data gaps. We discuss the need for capacity building and coordination at the national and global levels to strengthen the understanding of the importance of sustainable access to effective antibiotics for all health systems that could generate tangible links to current processes for global health and development.
AB - Although the individual and societal consequences of antibiotic resistance spiral upwards, coordinated action has not kept pace on a global scale. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for resilient health systems and has resulted in an unprecedented rate of collaboration in scientific, medical, social, and political dimensions. The pandemic has also created a renewed awareness of the importance of infectious diseases and is a substantial entry point for reigniting the momentum towards containing the silent pandemic of antibiotic resistance. In this Viewpoint, we discuss the limitations in the current narrative on antibiotic resistance and how it could be improved, including concerted efforts to close essential data gaps. We discuss the need for capacity building and coordination at the national and global levels to strengthen the understanding of the importance of sustainable access to effective antibiotics for all health systems that could generate tangible links to current processes for global health and development.
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U2 - 10.1016/S2214-109X(21)00163-7
DO - 10.1016/S2214-109X(21)00163-7
M3 - Review article
C2 - 34143980
AN - SCOPUS:85107959431
SN - 2214-109X
VL - 9
SP - e1022-e1027
JO - The Lancet Global Health
JF - The Lancet Global Health
IS - 7
ER -