Monthly Archives: April 2026

Understanding what drives antibiotic use in hospitals is essential for developing targeted and effective stewardship interventions. In a new Global Point Prevalence Survey (Global-PPS) study, researchers set out to identify hospital-level predictors of antibiotic use across different healthcare settings worldwide.

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Syria operates in a highly complex and rapidly changing context, where healthcare delivery faces many challenges and antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) is particularly important. In this interview, Dr. Karan Parikh shares his experience using the Global-PPS survey to better understand antimicrobial use in the facilities MSF supports and reflects on the practical realities of applying such tools in this unique setting.