Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a major health threat in India, especially in hospitals, where infections caused by highly resistant bacteria are common and often fatal.

Hospital epidemiology research is a key strategy to understand and prevent AMR infections in hospitals, by studying the sources, transmission, and prevention of these infections using advanced tools and methods.

The training programme is a proposal to create a long-term institutional programme that trains junior clinicians in hospital epidemiology and infection prevention research, using the existing HAI surveillance network in India as a platform.

There is a need to invest in interdisciplinary hospital infection prevention research training programmes, in partnership with international funding agencies, to address the AMR pandemic.