{"id":15955,"date":"2025-04-16T08:54:19","date_gmt":"2025-04-16T08:54:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/?p=15955"},"modified":"2025-04-16T08:54:19","modified_gmt":"2025-04-16T08:54:19","slug":"antibiotic-resistance-linked-to-over-3-million-child-deaths-worldwide-in-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/04\/16\/antibiotic-resistance-linked-to-over-3-million-child-deaths-worldwide-in-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Antibiotic Resistance Linked to Over 3 Million Child Deaths Worldwide in 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Watan<\/strong><\/em>-A study conducted by two experts in child health revealed that more than 3 million children around the world died in 2022 as a result of antibiotic-resistant infections. It showed that children in Africa and Southeast Asia are the most at risk.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"296\" data-end=\"514\">Antibiotic resistance develops when the microbes that cause infections evolve in ways that make antibiotics ineffective. It has been identified as one of the greatest public health threats facing the global population.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"516\" data-end=\"814\">The study\u2019s authors based their findings on data from multiple sources, including the World Health Organization, and concluded that there were more than 3 million child deaths in 2022 linked to drug-resistant infections. This figure may have been exacerbated by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15961\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15961\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15961 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/w8988-1.jpg\" alt=\"Over 3 million children died in 2022 due to antibiotic-resistant infections\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/w8988-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/w8988-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/w8988-1-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15961\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Antibiotics are used to treat or prevent a wide range of bacterial infections, from skin infections to pneumonia.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"\" data-start=\"816\" data-end=\"845\">Rising Use of Antibiotics<\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"847\" data-end=\"960\">Antibiotics are used to treat or prevent a wide range of bacterial infections, from skin infections to pneumonia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"962\" data-end=\"1134\">They are sometimes given as a precaution to prevent infections rather than to treat them\u2014for example, if someone is undergoing surgery or receiving chemotherapy for cancer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1136\" data-end=\"1238\">However, antibiotics have no effect on viral <a href=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/01\/17\/early-childhood-infections-a-gateway-to-long-term-health-risks\/\">infections<\/a> such as the common cold, the flu, or COVID-19.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1240\" data-end=\"1461\">Some bacteria have now developed resistance to certain drugs due to overuse or improper use of antibiotics, while the development of new antibiotics has significantly slowed down because it\u2019s a lengthy and costly process.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1463\" data-end=\"1760\">The lead authors of the report\u2014Dr. Yanhong Jessica from the Murdoch Children\u2019s Research Institute in Australia, and Professor Herb Harwell from the Clinton Health Access Initiative\u2014point to a major increase in the use of antibiotics that are supposed to be reserved for the most severe infections.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1762\" data-end=\"1909\">Between 2019 and 2021, the use of \u201cwatch antibiotics\u201d\u2014which carry a high risk of resistance\u2014increased by 160% in Southeast Asia and 126% in Africa.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1911\" data-end=\"2083\">During the same period, the use of \u201creserve antibiotics\u201d\u2014those used to treat severe infections resistant to multiple drugs\u2014rose by 45% in Southeast Asia and 125% in Africa.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15960\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15960\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15960 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/w8988-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"antibiotic resistance in children\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/w8988-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/w8988-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/w8988-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/w8988.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15960\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Over 3 million children died in 2022 due to antibiotic-resistant infections<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"\" data-start=\"2085\" data-end=\"2108\">Diminishing Options<\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2110\" data-end=\"2286\">The study\u2019s authors warn that if bacteria develop resistance to these reserve antibiotics, there will be few, if any, alternatives left to treat multidrug-resistant infections.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2288\" data-end=\"2414\">Harwell presented the findings at the European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases in Vienna this month.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2416\" data-end=\"2601\">He said, \u201cAntibiotic resistance is a global problem; it affects everyone. We conducted this work to highlight the disproportionate impact that antimicrobial resistance has on children.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2603\" data-end=\"2713\">He added, \u201cWe estimate the number of child deaths worldwide due to antimicrobial resistance at three million.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"\" data-start=\"2715\" data-end=\"2767\">Is There a Solution to Antimicrobial Resistance?<\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2769\" data-end=\"2974\">The World Health Organization describes antimicrobial resistance as one of the most serious global health threats we face, but speaking from Vienna, Professor Harwell warned that there are no easy answers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2976\" data-end=\"3076\">He said, \u201cIt\u2019s a multifaceted problem that touches every aspect of medicine\u2014and really, human life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3078\" data-end=\"3216\">He added, \u201cAntibiotics are everywhere around us, and they end up in our food and environment. So finding a single solution is not simple.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3218\" data-end=\"3400\">He emphasized that the best way to avoid antibiotic-resistant infections is to avoid infections altogether, which means higher levels of immunity, sanitation, and hygiene are needed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3402\" data-end=\"3559\">\u201cThere will be more antibiotic use, because more people need them, but we must ensure they\u2019re used appropriately and that the right drugs are used,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3561\" data-end=\"3736\">Dr. Lindsay Edwards, a senior lecturer in microbiology at King\u2019s College London, said the new study \u201crepresents a significant and alarming increase compared to previous data.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3738\" data-end=\"3980\">She concluded: \u201cThese findings should serve as a wake-up call for global health leaders. Without decisive action, antimicrobial resistance could undermine decades of progress in child health\u2014especially in the world\u2019s most vulnerable regions.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watan-A study conducted by two experts in child health revealed that more than 3 million children around the world died in 2022 as a result of antibiotic-resistant infections. It showed that children in Africa and Southeast Asia are the most at risk. 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