by TGAR Foundation | Jun 4, 2025 | General
Summary Background Mass drug administration (MDA) programmes with the macrolide antibiotic azithromycin to reducechildhood mortality are expanding in Africa; however, concerns remain about the long-term effects of theseprogrammes on antimicrobial resistance (AMR). We...
by TGAR Foundation | May 30, 2025 | General
Antibiotic resistance is one of the most pressing global health challenges of the 21stcentury. It occurs when bacteria change in response to the use of antibiotics, renderingthese drugs ineffective. This phenomenon poses a significant threat to public health, as itcan...
by TGAR Foundation | May 20, 2025 | General
Currently, only a handful of countries are introducing stringent measures to reduce antibiotic resistance However, a new study led by Peter Søgaard Jørgensen from the Stockholm Resilience Centre at Stockholm University reveals that while global cooperation remains...
by TGAR Foundation | May 8, 2025 | General
The health problems are recurring faster. Feri is 71 years old and retired. Before he retired, Feri had his own real estate agency. Feri suffers from chronic prostate inflammation as a result of a multi-resistant bacteria. In 2021, Feri ended up in the hospital due to...
by TGAR Foundation | May 7, 2025 | General
Abstract Irrational application and overuse of antibiotics in poultry production is associated with antibiotic residues in meat tissues which lead to the development of antibiotic resistance in pathogenic bacteria such as Salmonella. This study investigated the...
by TGAR Foundation | May 6, 2025 | General
Hayley Bailey, a 46-year-old resident of Johannesburg, South Africa, has lived a life marked by unimaginable challenges. For 17 years, she has battled gastrointestinal issues, undergone numerous surgeries, and faced the constant fear of antimicrobial resistance (AMR)....
by TGAR Foundation | May 2, 2025 | General
Antibiotic resistance is a significant public health challenge worldwide. As bacteriaevolve to resist the drugs designed to kill them, this resistance compromises our ability totreat infections effectively. The dynamics of antibiotic resistance vary...
by TGAR Foundation | Apr 30, 2025 | General
Dear Supporters, Partners and Friends, Warm greetings from all of us at The Global Antibiotic Resistance Foundation (TGARF). As we move forward in 2025, with our mission to raise awareness about the growing threat of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), we are heartened by...
by TGAR Foundation | Apr 23, 2025 | General
Sugar substitute found in supermarkets can kill drug-resistant bacteria and help antibiotics work better Saccharin, the artificial sweetener used in diet foods like yoghurts and sugar-free drinks, can kill multidrug-resistant bacteria – including one of the world’s...
by TGAR Foundation | Apr 15, 2025 | General
More than three million children around the world are thought to have died in 2022 as a result of infections that are resistant to antibiotics, according to a study by two leading experts in child health. Children in Africa and South East Asia were found to be most at...
