Third progress analysis of implementation of antimicrobial resistance national action plans in the WHO South-East Asia Region

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is described as a situation when bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites change over time and no longer respond to medicines, making infections harder or impossible to treat, and increasing the risk of disease spread, severe illness and death.1 AMR in recent years has become a global priority in public health due to its widespread consequences and increasing occurrence from time to time. AMR has a formidable impact where the existing antibiotics and other antimicrobial medicines become ineffective, and infections become increasingly difficult or impossible to treat.