Hyderabad, October 4, 2024.., Health Minister C Damodar Raja Narasimha unveiled Telangana States’s AMR (Antimicrobial Resistance) and announced that it will be implemented effectively very soon. Kerala was the first state in India and after that five other states in India launched their plans. We are the 7th state and we sincerely address the AMR, the silent pandemic he said while addressing the inaugural function of the three-day G-SPARC 2024, Global South Conference on Infection Prevention, Control and Antimicrobial Stewardship began on Thursday night at Shilpakalavedika in Madhapur in the city.
The Minister was the chief guest at the inaugural function. He also unveiled a conference souvenir.
Christina Z. Chongthu, Secretary of Health & Family Welfare, Govt of Telangana said since the India Action Plan on AMR was announced in 2017, we at Telangana made a good beginning, we have been focusing on capacity building, improving auditing, and following protocols to check excessive usage of antibiotics.
Prof Chedly Azzouz, Chairperson, Infection Control Africa Network said India and African countries have a lot of similarities in IPC as well as AMR.
Dr Anuj Sharma, WHO India Office said we all must collaborate to strengthen the AMR Action plan.
Recently United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) took a decision to reduce human deaths from against antimicrobial resistance (AMR) by 10% by 2030.
Global leaders have approved a political declaration at the 79th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) High-Level Meeting on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), committing to a clear set of targets and actions, including reducing the estimated 4.95 million human deaths associated with bacterial antimicrobial resistance (AMR) annually by 10% by 2030 he added.
Shailaja Teacher, a science teacher turned Health Minister, who now a former minister said Kerala came out with AMR action plan first time in India. We must all unite in this fight for safer world she said.
Dr Geeta Venuganti from Hyderabad Central University said education leads to research and research to engagement and they will extend full support.
Dr Ranga Reddy Burri, Chair of G-Sparc said they have conducted 25 pre-conference workshops involving 4000 delegates as a run-up to this main event which is record. AMR is a threat to the very foundation of modern medicine. If we fail to act today we will see devastation.
Dr Guru N Reddy, Co-chair and CMD of Continental Hospital said human civilisation will be on the brink of extinction if we don’t act, it will become unmanageable. India is already the AMR Capital of the world befitting its legacy. One-third of annual deaths from AMR occur in India. One million are dying every year due to AMR.
1600 delegates from India and many global south countries are participating in the G-Sparc 24.
Govind Hari, Co-chair proposed vote of thanks.
The conference will conclude on 5th October with Dr Sridhar Banu, IT Minister gracing the valedictory function