WHO Releases New Global Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance Report: Highlights and OUCRU’s Contribution
WHO released its latest Global Antimicrobial Resistance and Use Surveillance (GLASS) Report last week, with new findings on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) around the world. The 2025 report draws on data from 104 countries and presents the most complete and up-to-date global picture of AMR to date. GLASS is a global system for tracking how pathogens […]
OUCRU researchers help shape global priorities in AMR research
OUCRU researchers from Indonesia, Nepal, and Vietnam contributed to the newly published WHO research priorities for AMR. These top 40 priorities, developed by the World Health Organization (WHO) with global collaborators, aim to guide research into drug-resistant infections over the next five years, with a special focus on challenges faced by low- and middle-income countries […]
Improving antibiotic stewardship in resource-limited areas: A success story from Phu Tho, Vietnam
OUCRU and the Phu Tho Department of Health have partnered to improve antibiotic stewardship and microbiology capabilities in underserved districts of the province. A recent semi-final meeting was held to review the project’s progress and celebrate its achievements.
Gaps Identified in Indonesian Hospital Antibiotic Stewardship Programmes
19 November 2024 – A nationwide study led by Faculty of Medicine Universitas Indonesia (FMUI) and OUCRU Indonesia found that 9 out of 10 hospitals in a sample of 575 across 34 provinces of Indonesia had a formal Antimicrobial Stewardship Programme. But only half of those had reached a development level where they could run […]