Hyderabad, Oct.5 (NSS): The three-day Global South Conference on Infection Prevention, Control and Antimicrobial Stewardship (G-SPARC)-2024 which is being attended by well over 2000 delegates concluded on Saturday evening.
Prof. GVS Murthy, President, PRASHO; R Govind Hari, Chairman, PRASHO; Dr. Ranga Reddy Burri, Chairman G-Sparc; Dr. Raghu N Reddy, Co-Chair of G-Sparc and Continental Hospitals; Dr. Shamanna, Professor, University of Hyderabad; Sri. B J Rao, Vice Chancellor, University of Hyderabad; Mr. Gareth Wynn Owen, Deputy High Commissioner, UK Consulate, Hyderabad and Mr. Nkwan Jacob Gobte, Honorary Secretary, ICAN graced the closing function.
R Govind Hari, Co-Chair, G-SPARC 2024 gave a welcome address. The organisers have unveiled G-SPARC 2024, Hyderabad Declaration. Two white papers on AMR and State Action Plans for containment in India and Oral Health and AMR Declaration released. It presented 21 recommendations in its Hyderabad Declaration. The following are a few highlights of the 21 recommendations. The declaration said AMR is a manmade disaster and has to be fought by concerted action.
Countries must institute effective and efficient surveillance and monitoring mechanisms. Strong collaborations must be forged between Global South countries. The countries must support each other and stop the emergence of AMR and newer strains. All countries in the global south must articulate strategies and action plans to combat AMR. The high-income countries in the world should allocate a healthy proportion of their GDP to help Global South countries to fight AMR. To see that at least 60% of countries have funded national action plans on AMR by 2030.
