Anti-Microbial Resistance in Global Perspective
by Louise Ackers, Gavin Ackers-Johnson, Joanne Welsh, Daniel Kibombo, Samuel Opio
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Book Description
This open book provides an accessible introduction to the mechanics of international development and global health text for policy-makers and students across a wide range of disciplines. Antimicrobial resistance is a major threat to the well-being of patients and health systems the world over. In fragile health systems so challenged, on a day-today basis, by the overwhelming burden of both infectious and non-communicable disease, it is easy to overlook the impacts of AMR. The Maternal Sepsis Intervention, focusing on a primary cause of maternal death in Uganda, demonstrates the systemic nature of AMR and the gains that can be made through improved Infection Prevention Control and direct engagement of laboratory testing in antibiotic prescribing.Louise Ackers holds a Chair in Global Social Justice at the University of Salford, UK, and has recently been appointed as a consultant for the World Health Organization.Gavin Ackers-Johnson is Researcher at the University of Salford, UK.Joanne Welsh is Researcher at the University of Salford, UK.Samuel Opio is Secretary General of the Pharmaceutical Society of Uganda.Daniel Kibombo is a Microbiologist at Fort Portal Regional Referral Hospital and the Infectious Disease Institute.This open book is licensed under a Creative Commons License (CC BY). You can download Anti-Microbial Resistance in Global Perspective ebook for free in PDF format (3.7 MB).
Book Details
Title
Anti-Microbial Resistance in Global Perspective
Subject
Politics and Government
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Published
2020
Pages
204
Edition
1
Language
English
ISBN13
9783030626617
ISBN10
303062661X
ISBN13 Digital
9783030626624
ISBN10 Digital
3030626628
PDF Size
3.7 MB
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