Abdul Ghafur

Abdul Ghafur, a Chennai-based infectious disease consultant, is the coordinator of the Chennai Declaration.

India's war on antimicrobial resistance

Last year, a 30-year-old teacher suffering from a severe bloodstream infection arrived in my emergency room for treatment. The woman had been in and out of local clinics with a stubborn chest infection and fever, and by the time I examined her, she was receiving chemotherapy for blood cancer.

March 31, 2018
March 31, 2018

India's war on antimicrobial resistance

Last year, a 30-year-old teacher suffering from a severe bloodstream infection arrived in my emergency room for treatment. The woman had been in and out of local clinics with a stubborn chest infection and fever, and by the time I examined her, she was receiving chemotherapy for blood cancer.

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