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untreatable, routine surgeries,   of  initiatives  that  combine
        childbirth and cancer therapy,    surveillance,    development
        and   organ   transplants  will   of  new  diagnostics  tests  to
        become high-risk. This will result   detect  bacterial  infections
        in  hospital  stays  becoming     and antimicrobial resistance,
        longer and more expensive         implementation       research
        and may result in an increasing   to promote rational use of
        number of  deaths  from  simple   antibiotics and developing new
        infections. We risk returning to a   strategies to address AMR. Its
        time when minor infections could   flagship Antimicrobial Resistance
        again become fatal.               Surveillance  and    Research
            The Indian Council of Medical   Network  (AMRSN)  generates
        Research (ICMR) is leading        nationally representative data
        India’s AMR research agenda       on resistance patterns across
        through a comprehensive set       priority  pathogens,     while
                                          digital  platforms  strengthen
                                          standardised  data collection
                                          and reporting. This data is used
                                          to guide treatment strategies.
                                          The network also undertakes
                                          advanced research on resistance
                                          mechanisms, diagnostics, and
                                          new drug development. ICMR





























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