Good girls first take care of themselves before they may choose to be carers for others
03-Jun-2026
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Shobha Shukla
Contd from previous issue
In such a situation, she would be probably more likely to either neglect infections or take inappropriate treatment”.
There is a common consensus on the need to address gender inequalities in our National Action Plans on AMR.
“We must include gender-based violence indicators in AMR National Action Plans, recognising that sexual health and violence services are hotspots for antibiotic exposure and we must also include gender-sensitive stewardship indicators”, said Dr Swaminathan.
Why we need a feminist AMR response?
Only possible effective and sustainable way to prevent AMR has to be a feminist way.
(To be contd)