Topic: Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health, Education, Human Resources.
3. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global health and development threat. What are the challenges in tackling it? How can they be overcome? (250 words)
Difficulty level: Moderate
Reference: Down to Earth
Why the question:
Health ministers from the Group of Seven (G7) highly industrialised countries recently recognised antimicrobial resistance was a bigger threat to low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) even though fighting it was a shared responsibility.
Key Demand of the question:
To write about threats and challenges posed by AMR and measures needed to overcome them.
Structure of the answer:
Introduction:
Begin by defining Antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
Body:
First, write about the why there is global cause of concern – Superbug, Multi drug resistance to bacterium and viruses, Increased cost of treatment, prolonged hospitalisation, increased mortality and less effective inoculation.
Next, write about the challenges in dealing with AMR.
Next, write about the various steps that are needed to overcome AMR and various concerns associated with it.
Conclusion:
Conclude with a way forward.
