Longitude Prize launches AMR Voices: Stories from the frontlines of antibiotic resistance during Covid-19
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Tuesday, November 24, 2020
From the frontlines of the pandemic in the UK, US, South Africa and India, AMR Voices , shows how the real-life experience of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) collides with the realities of Covid-19.
Key Points:
- From the frontlines of the pandemic in the UK, US, South Africa and India, AMR Voices , shows how the real-life experience of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) collides with the realities of Covid-19.
- Daniel Berman, Global Health Lead, Nesta Challenges, said:"For the people profiled in AMR Voices, life-threatening resistance to antibiotics is not some dystopian fiction, it is something that they have already faced or are still facing today.
- By shining a light on their experiences, we want to challenge readers to ask themselves: can we start addressing AMR before it becomes an all-consuming crisis?
- "The all-hands-on-deck battle against Covid-19 needs to be replicated to address AMR.