{"id":133315,"date":"2024-03-18T12:00:56","date_gmt":"2024-03-18T12:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beta-ukri.msappproxy.net\/?page_id=133315"},"modified":"2025-08-07T11:10:47","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T10:10:47","slug":"tackling-infections","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ukri.org\/who-we-are\/our-vision-and-strategy\/ukri-strategic-themes\/tackling-infections\/","title":{"rendered":"Tackling infections"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"videoholder\" title=\"Embedded video\">\n<p><span class=\"videowrapper embed-youtube-nocookie aspect_ratio_562\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tackling Infections | What we&#039;re doing | UKRI Strategic Themes\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/QAAPyTmPmVw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span> <!-- \/.videowrapper --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"video-caption\">Video credit: UKRI<br \/>\nVideo transcript and on-screen captions are available by watching on YouTube.<\/p>\n<p>UKRI has already invested millions in vaccines, medicines and other ways of tackling the infections that affect us and our environment.<\/p>\n<p>This includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>better, faster diagnosis of brain diseases like meningitis<\/li>\n<li>research into avian flu<\/li>\n<li>a suitcase-sized kit that can test for a disease that could devastate wheat crops<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>But as diseases are constantly emerging and changing, we cannot afford to sit still.<\/p>\n<p>So, we need to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>make sure the antibiotics, fungicides and other medicines we rely on continue to work<\/li>\n<li>prevent future epidemic diseases or reduce their impact<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Tackling infection is important not just for our personal health but to protect animals, crops and the natural environment. We want to reduce the impact on farming and our environment of infections such as bird flu, monkey pox and ash dieback.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s why we\u2019re bringing people and communities together, across disciplines ranging from medicine and engineering to social science and policymaking, to bolster our defences.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ukri-callout-box\">\n<p>Find out about <a href=\"\/what-we-do\/browse-our-areas-of-investment-and-support\/tackling-infections\/\">our new work, investments and funding opportunities in tackling infections.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Video credit: UKRI Video transcript and on-screen captions are available by watching on YouTube. UKRI has already invested millions in vaccines, medicines and other ways of tackling the infections that affect us and our environment. 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