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TNPSC   |   20 November 2021 07:01:31

Global Antibiotic Consumption



  • Global antibiotic consumption rates increased by 46% in two decades
     
  • Published in the Lancet Planetary Health by the Global Research on Antimicrobial Resistance (GRAM) project
     
  • GRAM used a novel approach that deployed stastical modelling techniques, and incorporated multiple data sources and types
     
  • 76% increased in low- and middle-income countries
     
  • 116% increased in South Asia