The Fund's work in filling the investment void for new antimicrobials to address drug-resistant bacterial infections is included in a story about the rise in AMR due to armed conflicts, such as Ukraine and Gaza, where a lack of clean water and sanitation and inadequate infection prevention and control contribute to the spread of microbes. Further, epidemiologists have long known about the potential for military conflict to augment the transmission of antimicrobial-resistant superbugs, owing to the vast amounts of heavy metal debris from bombs, spent munitions and the wreckage of destroyed towns and cities which drain into waterways. This in turn can create a breeding ground for AMR pathogens.
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