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Grant call 2023 now open

Grant call 2023 now open

We are now open for grant application until April, 12. This year we are looking for the next generation of researchers and healthcare workers who will help fight antibiotic resistance.  WHO has declared that AMR is one of the top 10 global public health threats facing...

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Thomas har fått revansch på livet – nu vill han ge tillbaka

Thomas har fått revansch på livet – nu vill han ge tillbaka

- Jag känner att jag vill ge något tillbaka, jag vill ge någonting till framtida generationer. Jag vill bidra till det goda samhället. Så svarar Thomas Grylin på frågan om varför han hörde av sig till PAR Foundation för att få hjälp att skriva in stiftelsen i sitt...

“Antibiotika är mitt arbetsredskap”

“Antibiotika är mitt arbetsredskap”

Sverige är ett föregångsland i arbetet mot antibiotikaresistens, men även här ökar de resistenta infektionerna. Infektionsläkare Anna Nordlander berättar om sina erfarenheter. Anna Nordlander är biträdande överläkare på infektionskliniken vid Karolinska...

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PAR Foundation Impact Report 2021

PAR Foundation Impact Report 2021

PAR Foundation has now published our first Impact Report, giving an overview of finished and ongoing projects as well as the reasoning underlying our assessments of how we can maximize our impact. Click here to download PAR Foundation Impact Report 2021 Related...

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New collaboration between PAR Foundation and the Global AMR R&D Hub

New collaboration between PAR Foundation and the Global AMR R&D Hub

– The collaboration with PAR Foundation is an excellent example for how the Dynamic Dashboard and the work of the Global AMR R&D Hub can support funders and stakeholders in the AMR R&D field more broadly, says Dr Elmar Nimmesgern, who leads the work of the Global AMR R&D Hub from their offices in Germany.

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How should we measure our impact?

How should we measure our impact?

The Foundation to Prevent Antibiotic Resistance has joined the Swedish impact measurement network Effektfullt, a partner network of Social Value International. We will work together with other change-making organizations to develop effective ways to measure our impact.

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New report: Knowledge gaps in prevention of antibiotic resistance

New report: Knowledge gaps in prevention of antibiotic resistance

A new study in Global Health Action, commissioned by the Foundation to Prevent Antibiotic resistance, concludes that research on preventive strategies is an under-researched field. Among the 430 000 research papers on antibiotic resistance that the study identified in an 18-year period, only 0.25% focus on preventive strategies. More cross-disciplinary research and evidence-based interventions are needed for the prevention of antibiotic resistance.

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Antibiotic resistance and Sustainable Development Goals

Antibiotic resistance and Sustainable Development Goals

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s) guide investment in sustainable development, and the lack of inclusion of antibiotic resistance has therefore been problematic. The recent review has added one indicator of resistant infections, but most of the links between resistance and the SDG’s are still implicit. Even so, rising awareness of the importance and fragility of global health can hopefully pave way for a greater recognition of the intimate connections between antibiotic resistance and sustainable development.

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Pneumonia, access and excess

Pneumonia, access and excess

In low-income countries, the issue of antibiotic overuse is complicated by that many patients lack access to antibiotics even when they really need them. Nathalie Arnqvist studies Global Health at Uppsala University and is writing her master thesis in collaboration with the Foundation to Prevent Antibiotic Resistance, and her topic is pneumonia among children in Kenya.

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