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2019

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Name the country, which has joined as a new member of Global Antimicrobial Resistance Research (AMR) and Development hub?
A
India
B
Swedan
C
Norway
D
Mexico
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Recently, India has joined the Global Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Research and Development (R&D) Hub as a new member.

Detailed explanation-2: -Antibiotic resistance, when germs (i.e., bacteria, fungi) develop the ability to defeat the drugs designed to kill them, is a top threat to the public’s health and a priority across the globe. In the U.S. alone, it causes more than 2 million infections and 23,000 deaths per year.

Detailed explanation-3: -Why is antimicrobial resistance a global concern? The emergence and spread of drug-resistant pathogens that have acquired new resistance mechanisms, leading to antimicrobial resistance, continues to threaten our ability to treat common infections.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Global Action Plan (GAP) on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) [3] written by the World Health Organisation (WHO) was endorsed at the 68th World Health Assembly in May 2015 [4].

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