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By 2050 antimicrobial resistant (AMR) infections are expected to kill 10 million people each year – 5 times more than the global COVID-19 death toll in 2020. Almost 90% of those AMR deaths will occur in the developing world. To address this, Phages for Global Health is teaching scientists in Southeast Asia how to develop cheap, naturally occurring antibiotic alternatives – phages – that are effective against antibiotic-resistant bacteriaWhen: Five Wednesday in March 2022 (online)
Applicants are welcome from Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR,
Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand & Vietnam
Apply through
https://www.phagesforglobalhealth.org/ 2022_Southeast_Asia_Virtual_Phage_Workshop_Announcement