.@USAmbIndia Kenneth Juster attended the launch of— Press Release Watch (@PrReleaseWatch) September 16, 2019
National Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Hub by @ICMRDELHI in #Kolkata today.
The new AMR Hub to conduct cutting edge research on drug-resistant infections and develop new molecules in partnership with @WHO : @ProfBhargava pic.twitter.com/hlKY6PVskq
The new AMR hub in Kolkata developed in collaboration with the USA aims to identify antibiotics that work best against fighting diseases and frame a policy for use of antibiotic medicine in the country.It will carry out basic research and have a repository of viral strains that are being collected from all over the country. The repository has started receiving strains which will be characterized and used to identify if they have resistance to antibiotics.
'India & #USA to work jointly on drug-resistant superbugs,' said @USAmbIndia Kenneth Juster at the launch of National Antimicrobial Resistance Hub by @ICMRDELHI in #Kolkata today pic.twitter.com/kgii9xJs1J— Press Release Watch (@PrReleaseWatch) September 16, 2019
US ambassador to India Kenneth I Juster, who was present at the AMR inauguration in Kolkata pointed out that antibiotic resistance is rising in India, which makes India an important partner in the fight against this menace.
