How Universal Health Coverage can curb the escalating antimicrobial resistance in Pakistan: a call to action for the country's healthcare system

Abstract Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has emerged as a major threat to the global healthcare economy during Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), especially in developing countries like Pakistan where the healthcare facilities are already substandard. To combat AMR, the World Health Organization (W...

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Published in:Tropical Medicine and Health
Main Authors: Laiba Imran, Syeda Tayyaba Rehan, Ka Yiu Lee
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022
Subjects:
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Arctic
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s41182-022-00478-5
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spelling ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:cd66b3e42c9d474fac720316910b4c23 2023-05-15T15:00:12+02:00 How Universal Health Coverage can curb the escalating antimicrobial resistance in Pakistan: a call to action for the country's healthcare system Laiba Imran Syeda Tayyaba Rehan Ka Yiu Lee 2022-11-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1186/s41182-022-00478-5 https://doaj.org/article/cd66b3e42c9d474fac720316910b4c23 EN eng BMC https://doi.org/10.1186/s41182-022-00478-5 https://doaj.org/toc/1349-4147 doi:10.1186/s41182-022-00478-5 1349-4147 https://doaj.org/article/cd66b3e42c9d474fac720316910b4c23 Tropical Medicine and Health, Vol 50, Iss 1, Pp 1-3 (2022) Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 article 2022 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1186/s41182-022-00478-5 2022-12-30T21:14:02Z Abstract Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has emerged as a major threat to the global healthcare economy during Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), especially in developing countries like Pakistan where the healthcare facilities are already substandard. To combat AMR, the World Health Organization (WHO) has taken several initiatives including the establishment of a sustainable Universal Health Coverage (UHC) system. The implementation of UHC could eliminate various factors that contribute to a high AMR rate including self-medication. Our commentary explores in depth the current UHC system in Pakistan and how UHC could be the answer to Pakistan’s AMR crisis. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Tropical Medicine and Health 50 1
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How Universal Health Coverage can curb the escalating antimicrobial resistance in Pakistan: a call to action for the country's healthcare system
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