Antimicrobial Resistance in India: Extent, Statistics
Abstract
AMR represents a public health challenge in India associated with the overuse of antibiotics transmission through the food chain inadequate regulatory enforcement and environmental pollution. Likewise India bears a large share of resistant infections significantly adding to worldwide illness and death caused by AMR. This article provides a review of the AMR burden and data in India; analyzes antibiotic misuse, in people and livestock outlines food-related transmission routes assesses legal and policy frameworks and explores existing prevention approaches and obstacles. The assessment emphasizes the need for unified and cross-sectoral efforts, within the One Health approach.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Antibiotic Use and Resistance
Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Bulletin of Science and Practice
- Volume
- 12
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 208–211
- Publication date
- 12 March 2026
- Language
- RU