Telangana CM A Revanth Reddy will inaugurate a three-day Global South Conference on Infection Prevention, Control and Antimicrobial Stewardship (G-SPARC)-2024 on October 3.

Antimicrobial resistance is when drugs designed to kill infectious bacteria and fungi are rendered ineffective because the bugs have evolved and developed an ability to defeat these drugs.

Six states in India have AMR plans in place. CM will release the AMR plan during the conference and Telangana will be the seventh state in the country to have the plan.

The objective of the conference is to provide a platform for Infection Prevention and Control (IPC), AMR and Patient Safety stakeholders from Global South (resource-limited countries in Asia, Africa, Middle East, South America) to collaborate for better policies, research, tailored solutions and practices on IPC, and WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) and pandemic preparedness.