Karnataka launches antimicrobial resistance surveillance programme in collaboration with TIGS
Karnataka has initiated a State-wide surveillance programme to monitor antimicrobial resistance (AMR) patterns in collaboration with the Tata Institute for Genetics and Society (TIGS). The programme aims to generate evidence for public health interventions and improve antibiotic stewardship. It will involve systematic sample collection and analysis to identify resistance trends and emerging microbial threats across the State.
- ▪The initiative is designed to strengthen scientific surveillance and enable evidence-based decision-making in public health.
- ▪TIGS will provide scientific and technical support for surveillance activities, including genomic surveillance and antimicrobial susceptibility testing.
- ▪The programme aims to improve treatment decisions by providing clinicians with local resistance trends and prescribing insights.
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Karnataka’s Health Department has launched a State-wide scientific surveillance programme to map and monitor antimicrobial resistance (AMR) patterns across all districts. The initiative, being implemented in collaboration with the Tata Institute for Genetics and Society (TIGS), Bengaluru, is aimed at generating evidence that can guide public health interventions, antibiotic stewardship and policy decisions.Aimed at identifying resistance trends, emerging microbial threats and geographical variations in antimicrobial resistance, the initiative involves systematic sample collection and analysis at selected surveillance sites across the State.Incumbent Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao, in a letter dated May 27 inviting TIGS to collaborate with the Health Department, said antimicrobial…
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