"Devastating Toll: Antibiotic Resistance Claims Over 500,000 Lives in the Americas"

A comprehensive study reveals that bacterial antimicrobial resistance (AMR) was linked to 569,000 deaths in the WHO Region of the Americas in 2019, representing 11.5% of global AMR-associated deaths. The leading causes were bacterial respiratory and bloodstream infections. Countries without a public National Action Plan (NAP) for AMR showed higher mortality rates. Urgent action is needed to address this health crisis, with experts comparing its threat to that of HIV/AIDS and malaria.