{"id":23559,"date":"2024-05-20T11:11:37","date_gmt":"2024-05-20T05:41:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=23559"},"modified":"2025-10-13T14:57:45","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T09:27:45","slug":"bacterial-pathogens-priority-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/bacterial-pathogens-priority-list\/","title":{"rendered":"Bacterial Pathogens Priority List"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>About Bacterial Pathogens Priority List:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>It is an important tool in the global fight against <strong>antimicrobial resistance.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Background<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>In 2017<\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/world-health-organisation\/\" target=\"_blank\">WHO<\/a> developed the <strong>first BPPL<\/strong> to guide investment into the R&amp;D of new antibacterials and it listed 13 bacterial pathogens (phenotypes).<\/li>\n<li>It was developed with the <strong>multi-criteria decision analysis<\/strong> (MCDA) method (15).<\/li>\n<li>MCDA is a decision-making scientific method that mounts and evaluates alternatives based on multiple criteria, facilitating systematic and transparent decision-making in complex options<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>The 2024 WHO BPPL covers <strong>24 pathogens, spanning 15 families<\/strong> of antibiotic-resistant bacterial pathogens.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>The 2024 list categorizes these pathogens into <strong>critical, high, and medium priority groups<\/strong> to inform research and development (R&amp;D) and public health interventions.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Significance<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>The WHO BPPL acts as a <strong>guide for prioritizing R&amp;D and investments<\/strong> in AMR, emphasizing the need for regionally tailored strategies to effectively combat resistance.<\/li>\n<li>It targets developers of antibacterial medicines, academic and public research institutions, research funders, and public\u2013private partnerships investing in AMR R&amp;D, as well as policy-makers responsible for developing and implementing AMR policies and programs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What is Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It occurs when <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/bacteria\/\" target=\"_blank\">bacteria<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/virus\/\" target=\"_blank\">viruses<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/fungi\/\" target=\"_blank\">fungi<\/a>, and parasites no longer respond to medicines, making people sicker and increasing the risk of disease spread, illness and deaths.<\/li>\n<li>It is driven in large part by the <strong>misuse and overuse of antimicrobials<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Q1: What is a parasite?<\/h3>\n<p>A parasite is an organism that lives on or in a host organism and gets its food from or at the expense of its host.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/sci-tech\/health\/critical-priority-pathogens-continue-to-present-major-global-threat-who-updates-bacterial-pathogens-priority-list\/article68193373.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">WHO updates Bacterial Pathogens Priority List as critical priority pathogens continue to present major global threat<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bacterial Pathogens Priority List is an important tool in the global fight against antimicrobial 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