Reckitt Malaysia, a leading global consumer health and hygiene company, recently convened the inaugural Global Respiratory Infection Partnership (GRIP) Summit to address the escalating concern of antimicrobial resistance in Southeast Asia. This significant event, the first of its kind in the ASEAN region, brought together international organisations, research institutions, healthcare authorities and healthcare professionals from across multiple countries to collaborate on reducing Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) and promoting appropriate use of antibiotics in Upper Respiratory Tract Infections (URTI) and sore throat management. (From left) Dr. Koh Kar Chai, President of the Manipal Alumni Association, Malaysia, Professor Dr Attila Altiner, Medical Director, Heidelberg University Hospital, Germany, Prof Dr Zamberi Sekawi, Consultant Clinical Microbiologist, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia, Prof Sabiha Essack Professor in Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, So
