AMR is pressing health systems and national economies

Resistant infections mean longer illnesses, fewer treatment options and longer hospital stays. All of this puts extra pressure on healthcare systems and increases the cost of care for everyone. In Europe alone, treating infections caused by resistant microbes costs nearly €12 billion every year including extra medical care and lost productivity.

“The weight of resistance. A wave of medicines and means moves forward, pressing against the fragile walls of hospitals. Each treatment, each attempt to heal, each struggle against resistance carries its own cost.
Behind every recovery lies time, resources, and the quiet work of people who help preserve life. As resistance grows, recovery takes longer, and the balance between healing and cost begins to strain, pressing on the structure of care. The fragile light of this weight touches us all, in hospitals, at home, in the unseen rhythm of everyday life. To guard this light is to protect what keeps us alive.”