While gender plays an important role in a person’s risk of exposure and vulnerability to drug-resistant infections, few national action plans (NAPs) on AMR include gender considerations. The detrimental impacts of AMR are not evenly distributed across populations, and disparities, including those based on gender, are evident. Despite the profound implications of this gendered impact, […]
A comprehensive understanding of the public health burden imposed by antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and the development of solutions to address it are only attainable when considering all factors that impact its emergence, transmission, and control. Gender is one such factor. Read the full blog: Women and antimicrobial resisitance featured on One Health Trust in 2023.