GRAM study reveals rising antimicrobial resistance in enteric fever across 75 countries, affecting millions
15 February 2024
Findings reveal resistance patterns for a priority pathogen--also known as typhoid fever--with high mortality and morbidity in resource-constrained settings
AMR linked to 1M deaths in Africa, according to GRAM study
20 December 2023
Findings suggest urgent need to address burden of drug-resistant infections across continent, one of the highest levels worldwide
Antimicrobial resistance poses threat in all 35 countries in the Americas
8 August 2023
More than 43% of infection-related deaths in the region were tied to AMR, according to GRAM Project study
GRAM Project welcomes new Oxford PI: Prof Ben Cooper
4 July 2023
The epidemiologist and infectious disease modeller will lead the project through its second phase (GRAM-2) which commenced last year
Bacterial infections linked to one in eight global deaths, according to GRAM study
22 November 2022
Data showing 7.7 million deaths in a single year from 33 bacterial infections can guide measures to strengthen health systems, particularly in low-income settings
GRAM visualization tool tracks country-level AMR and related metrics
22 November 2022
Interactive app allows users to explore data underlying estimates of global antimicrobial resistance burden
GRAM Project begins second phase
26 October 2022
The Global Research on Antimicrobial Resistance (GRAM) Project has begun its second phase of research after receiving a multi-year award from the UK Fleming Fund, Wellcome Trust, and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
GRAM Project moves to new Oxford site
1 April 2022
The Global Research on Antimicrobial Resistance (GRAM) Project has a new centre of operations at the University of Oxford, after moving this month from the Big Data Institute to the Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, under the leadership of Dr Benn Sartorius (PI) and Professor Christiane Dolecek (co-PI).
The Global Research on Antimicrobial Resistance (GRAM) findings launch
4 February 2022
Following publication of the GRAM study, the Wellcome Trust, Fleming Fund, and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation hosted a webinar on 4 February 2022 to discuss the results, and the threat to global health posed by AMR.
Antibiotic resistance caused more than 1.2M deaths in 2019, according to landmark GRAM study
20 January 2022
Drug resistant infections are now a leading cause of death worldwide, above of HIV/AIDS or malaria, with many historically treatable ailments now leading to fatalities.
#AMRSOS
20 January 2022
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is now threatening healthcare systems worldwide. As antibiotics become ineffective, physicians are left powerless to treat common infections. That leaves us asking the question: how can we prevent antimicrobial resistance in 2022?
GRAM study provides the first longitudinal estimates of global antibiotic consumption in 204 countries from 2000 to 2018
12 November 2021
Global antibiotic consumption rates increased by 46 percent in the last two decades, according to findings published in Lancet Planetary Health which also suggest lack of treatment access in some areas.