ArticleArchives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique2025
AMR battle in Pakistan: from national action plans to local failures.
Article in Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- From water to wards: status of integrated preventive strategies to break the chain of infection and antimicrobial resistance in Pakistan.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2026Pooled it
- Contextual analysis of antibiotic prescribing practices for upper respiratory infections and diarrhoea in rural Punjab, Pakistan.Antimicrobial resistance and infection control · 2026Article
- Socio-economic impact of antimicrobial resistance in Pakistan: a comprehensive review.Frontiers in public health · 2026Review
- Can Pakistan achieve the UNGA 70% antibiotic access target? A scoping review of susceptibility data.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Administrative interventions in antimicrobial stewardship: a global scoping review of all WHO regions.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2026Review
- Patients and Surfaces: Integrated Clinical-Environmental Surveillance of MDR Gram-Negative Bacteria in Critical-Care Units (Karachi, 2024-2025).Microorganisms · 2025Article
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Abstract
This correspondence highlights critical gaps in Pakistan's response to antimicrobial resistance (AMR) five years after implementing the National Action Plan. Despite extensive policy discussions, workshops, and official reports, meaningful actions remain insufficient. Key issues include a lack of awareness among healthcare professionals about resistance patterns, inadequate surveillance, poor infection prevention and control practices, and a pharmaceutical industry focused more on producing branded generics than innovating new antibiotics. The correspondence calls for urgent action to bridge the gap between policy and practice, emphasizing the need for comprehensive awareness, better surveillance, and stronger regulatory enforcement to contain AMR effectively in Pakistan.
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