Innovators come collectively in Bengaluru to seek out methods to make sure entry to efficient antibiotics 

The workshop was organised by the Trinity Problem, a charity supporting the creation of data-driven options to assist defend in opposition to international well being threats, and the One Well being Belief to discover neighborhood entry to efficient antibiotics.
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Healthcare leaders, researchers, tech specialists, and different consultants got here collectively at a workshop in Bengaluru on February 20 to discover two obstacles to entry to efficient antibiotics — inventory management and substandard or falsified oral antibiotics. These points affect each human and animal well being.

The workshop was organised by the Trinity Problem, a charity supporting the creation of data-driven options to assist defend in opposition to international well being threats, and the One Well being Belief to discover neighborhood entry to efficient antibiotics.

Talks by consultants on the challenges of inventory management on native and nationwide ranges, and potential methods to establish substandard and falsified medicines had been a part of the workshop. Delegates designed and examined concepts for options, presenting their prototypes. 

Professor Marc Mendelson, Director, Trinity Problem, mentioned the workshop was a dynamic step in addressing the issues which forestall communities having access to acceptable, efficient antibiotics.

Professor Ramanan Laxminarayan, founder and president of One Well being Belief, mentioned, “The workshop has been a robust reminder that fixing complicated issues in international well being requires a various cohort of expertise and experience. The concepts generated by our multi-disciplinary teams of delegates in solely a short while present us that we want lateral, artistic considering to drive change on antimicrobial resistance.”

The workshop aligned with the launch of the Trinity Problem on Neighborhood Entry to Efficient Antibiotics, a brand new international innovation competitors. The charity is looking for data-driven options and has a prize fund of as much as £1 million.