Syria’s intersecting crises exacerbate antimicrobial resistance
Protracted conflict has exacerbated existing drivers of antimicrobial resistance in Syria and introduced new ones; these drivers intersect, leading to a rising threat across Syria’s health system, where untreatable infections are rife. To tackle AMR in Syria, coordinated, multisectoral approaches which define the governance, behavioural and contextual factors, and the measures required to address them are needed. These require high-level leadership and investment from all vested stakeholders.
Authors
- Mazen Kherallah
- Saleh Aljadeeah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4035-4121)
- Reem H. Obaydo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1496-4612)
- Salam Abbara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8486-433X)
- Naser Almhawish (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3010-2588)
- Nabil Karah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8867-658X)
- Aula Abbara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7049-8399)
- A.K. Darwish
- Alaa Almansour (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8978-1741)
- Ahmed Kejah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7961-5248)
- Mohamed Alaa Ahmado (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-2339-8111)
- Salah Safadi
- Muna Kayal Kaylova
- Yaser Elferruh
- Noor Kharrat
- Wesam Eid
- Banan Kharrat
- Jaber Monla-Hassan
Institutions
- University of Aleppo (SY)
- Institut Pasteur (FR)
- American Society of Consultant Pharmacists (US)
- Damascus Hospital (SY)
- Letterkenny University Hospital (IE)
- Public Health England (GB)
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (GB)
- Syrian Private University (SY)
- Sanford Medical Center (US)
- Sanford Medical Center (US)
- Al Assad University Hospital (SY)
- Pulmonary Associates (US)
- Ministry of Culture (SY)
- Imperial College London (GB)
- Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde (BE)
- Damascus University (SY)
- Erciyes University (TR)
- Umeå University (SE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- npj Antimicrobials and Resistance
- Published
- 2025-11-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s44259-025-00164-6
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Health and Conflict Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.82