GENEVA [Switzerland], the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned health leaders from countries and regions in South-East Asia and the Western Pacific to work together to more effectively tackle antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Are committed, WHO informed in a press release. Released on Wednesday They endorsed a joint position paper on AMR in the human health sector in the Asia-Pacific region at an event initiated by the Government of Japan on the sidelines of the World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland, and were endorsed overall. Of the 25 Asia-Pacific countries, namely, Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Indonesia, Japan, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Nauru, Nepal, New Zealand, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines , Republic of Korea, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Timor Leste, Tonga and Vanuatu, the joint position paper expresses the determination of the leaders of Asia and the Pacific to accelerate action on AM in the human health sector over the next five years Is. To promote cooperation and partnerships with the rest of the world, PEP will be taken to the UN high-level meeting on antimicrobial resistance in New York in September 2024, the release said, highlighting the misuse of antimicrobials – particularly antibiotics – And overuse is increasing drug-resistant infections in humans, animals and plants. This makes common infections difficult to treat and medical procedures and treatments, such as surgery and chemotherapy, become very risky.Other factors that contribute to the emergence and spread of drug-resistant infections include scarcity and inadequacy of clean water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH). Infection prevention and control. These promote the spread of treatment-resistant pathogens in health facilities and communities. AMR is a growing threat to health and development globally and to countries in WHO's South-East Asia and Western Pacific region – home to almost half of the world's people. population. In 2019, AMR was the cause of an estimated 700,000 deaths in both regions, representing more than half of global deaths due to AMR.In addition to the immediate threat to human health, AMR also poses a threat to global and national economies. For example, unless it can be addressed effectively, countries and regions in WHO's Western Pacific Region face additional economic costs of up to US$148 billion due to AMR between 2020 and 2030 . The Asia-Pacific region reflects its determination to lead global efforts to tackle this fundamental threat to health and economies,” said Saya Mau Piukula, WHO Regional Director for the Western Pacific, a world leader in antimicrobial resistance. "To address the urgent issue of AMR, which has been called a 'silent epidemic,' we need answers," said Shiozaki Akihisa, Japan's parliamentary vice-minister of health, labor and welfare. Saima Wajed, WHO Regional Director for South-East Asia, described the action taken today: "This week, health ministers at the World Health Assembly will discuss how to respond to AMR How to speed up.By making this commitment today and taking it to the United Nations at a high-level meeting of the UN General Assembly in September, countries in Asia and the Pacific are making clear that they recognize the urgency of action, and that they are committed to driving change from our part of the world. In addition to supporting the commitment of the joint position paper on AMR in the human health sector in the Asia Pacific region, this week the World Health Assembly will consider a resolution (Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Ecuador, Egypt, Proposed by the European Union and its accompanying Thailand) 27 Member States, Georgia, Indonesia, Japan, Kenya, Kuwait, Malaysia, Mexico, Norway, Oman, Panama, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States) Recognizing the need for a one health approach – encompassing human and veterinary medicine, agriculture, aquaculture, the environment and other sectors – the draft resolution calls on WHO, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations ( FAO), the United Nations Environment Programme, has been called upon. (UNEP) and the World Organization for Animal Health (WOH), will continue to work with MEM states on efforts to address AMR and WHO's strategic and operational priorities to address drug-resistant bacterial infections in the human health sector. 2025-2035, the release also said.