{"id":5996,"date":"2018-11-13T11:44:10","date_gmt":"2018-11-13T11:44:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.digitaldips.pk\/?p=5996"},"modified":"2018-11-13T11:45:37","modified_gmt":"2018-11-13T11:45:37","slug":"pfizer-aims-to-slow-growing-public-health-threat-of-antimicrobial-resistance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.digitaldips.pk\/index.php\/2018\/11\/13\/pfizer-aims-to-slow-growing-public-health-threat-of-antimicrobial-resistance\/","title":{"rendered":"Pfizer Aims to Slow Growing Global Public Health Threat of Antimicrobial Resistance"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pfizer Pakistan\u00a0<\/span>in recognition of\u00a0<\/span>World Antibiotic Awareness Week<\/span><\/i>(WAAW),<\/span>12\u201318 November 2018, today reaffirm sits commitment to working with industry partners and policymakers to help prevent and combat the global public health threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Medical experts, including the World Health Organization (WHO), agree that if no action is taken, AMR is estimated to result in approximately 10 million deaths globally each year by 2050.<\/span><\/p>\n

AMR can affect anyone, of any age, in any country. It occurs<\/span>\u00a0when pathogens change and find ways to resist the effects of antibiotics. The pathogens survive, grow and spread their resistance.1<\/sup>\u00a0This process of adaptation leads to AMR.1<\/sup><\/span>If no solution is found, the consequences of AMR could be devastating. Minor infections and injuries could become life-threating, and serious infections such as pneumonia could become impossible to treat. Further, many routine medical procedures could be too risky to perform\u00a0<\/span>because of the risk of becoming infected while in hospital by a multi-drug resistant pathogen.<\/span><\/p>\n

SM Wajeeh, Country Manager for Pfizer Pakistan said; \u201cWe at Pfizer are fully cognizant of this important issue of Anti-Microbial Resistance (AMR) and have been working with relevant stakeholders to make our contribution towards managing it. On the occasion of\u00a0World Antibiotic Awareness Week<\/i>\u00a02018, we are pleased to partner up with MMIDSP, which is leading the way for creating awareness on AMR in Pakistan. Pfizer core values remain focused on our patient\u2019s wellness, and we are working together on projects that positively impact overall health in Pakistan.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Dr. Aamer Ikram, President of MMIDSP said on this occasion: \u201cMMIDSP takes the pride in launching the initiatives in the country to curb antimicrobial resistance (AMR) through\u00a0\u201cAntibiotic Stewardship Initiative in Pakistan (ASIP)\u201d<\/i>. The Society has organized multiple events in collaboration with Pfizer Pakistan for creating awareness and imparting training at both institutional and community levels to address the injudicious overuse of antibiotics with ever increasing AMR. It has reached out to major stakeholders, professional societies and policy makers within and outside the government for collaboration in tackling AMR at national level. Many national and provincial initiatives have been taken across Pakistan. On this\u00a0World Antibiotic Awareness Week 2018, MMIDSP appeals to all stakeholders that it is our responsibility to join hands in these national efforts to end the menace of AMR.\u201d<\/p>\n

As one of the leading global providers of anti-infective medicines, Pfizer is committed to working closely with the infectious disease community to address AMR, through:<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Active stewardship\u00a0to support education efforts for both health care professionals and the general public, by offering training and education to raise public awareness of AMR. Pfizer Pakistan conducted the SHAPES Critical Care educational summit to address the Antimicrobial resistant and the stewardship program to highlight the disease burden and critical care patient management.<\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Innovative surveillance tools\u00a0such as the Antimicrobial Testing Leadership and Surveillance (ATLAS<\/a>) database which provides physicians and the global health community with free access to critical data on the efficacy of various antibiotic treatments and emerging resistance patterns in more than 70 countries. In January 2018, the Access to Medicines Benchmark Report on AMR noted that Pfizer\u2019s ATLAS program \u201cstands out among all AMR surveillance programs,\u201das it is completely accessible to the infectious disease community.”<\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Global policy leadership\u00a0to facilitate antibiotic and vaccine development, access and proper use, and partnering with governments and organizations to address AMR. Pfizer Pakistan partnered with Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease Society of Pakistan (MMIDSP) and other medical institutions to combat the challenges of AMR Microbial resistant and implementation of AMS.<\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Expanding its diverse portfolio of anti-infective medicines and vaccines\u00a0to help treat and prevent serious infections around the world.Today, Pfizer is one of the leading providers of anti-infective medicines, offering patients access to a diverse portfolio of more than 80 potentially life-saving medicines. This includes 45 antibiotics that are currently included on the WHO\u2019s essential medicines list\u00a06<\/sup>and innovative vaccines that have been proven to help reduce reliance on antibiotics.<\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Applying responsible manufacturing\u00a0practices\u00a0that minimize impact to human health and the environment.<\/b><\/p>\n

In addition to the efforts being undertaken by the infectious disease community, there are things individuals can do everyday to help prevent the development and mitigate the spread of AMR. First, don\u2019t take any medicine, especially antibiotics, unless you need them. For example, antibiotics \u2013 which target bacteria \u2013 are ineffective in treating the common cold, which is most often caused by a virus.If you are prescribed an antibiotic, make sure to take it exactly as instructed by your doctor. Finish the course of medicine, don\u2019t miss any doses, and don\u2019t take medicines prescribed for someone else.Keeping up to date with your vaccinations also reduces the chance that you\u2019ll catch an infection that needs to be treated with an antimicrobial.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Pfizer Pakistan\u00a0in recognition of\u00a0World Antibiotic Awareness Week(WAAW),12\u201318 November 2018, today reaffirm sits commitment to working with industry partners and policymakers to help prevent and combat the global public health threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR)....<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":5997,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[186,181],"tags":[253,1280,1644],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.digitaldips.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5996"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.digitaldips.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.digitaldips.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.digitaldips.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.digitaldips.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5996"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.digitaldips.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5996\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5998,"href":"https:\/\/www.digitaldips.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5996\/revisions\/5998"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.digitaldips.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5997"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.digitaldips.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5996"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.digitaldips.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5996"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.digitaldips.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5996"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}