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A mission will take place in Mongolia from 20 to 27 June, 2022 to assess the national antimicrobial resistance (AMR) surveillance system in the food and agriculture sectors.

Trascurrido un año de la capacitación y aplicación del módulo de laboratorio ATLASS en varios países latinoamericanos, los especialistas se reúnen en una jornada de evaluación. Fortalecer la vigilancia y el seguimiento de la Resistencia a los Antimicrobianos (RAM) y el [...]

A range of stakeholders, including the government, farmers, academia and the private sector convened a workshop in Siem Reap to review the national efforts to contain AMR. 

The assessment mission aimed to identify and recommend the next steps to improve the national surveillance capacities for the detection of AMR in the food and agriculture sectors using the FAO Assessment Tool for Laboratories and AMR Surveillance Systems (FAO-ATLASS). [...]

Antimicrobials are essential drugs for treating infectious diseases that affect humans, animals, and plants. They are one of farming’s most crucial tools to treat infections. Without them, food production will be reduced. This means less income for vulnerable families, as [...]

In 2019, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) and the World Health Organization (WHO), launched the AntimicrobialResistance Multi-Partner Trust Fund (AMR MPTF). Established for two years and with funding [...]

The Antimicrobial Resistance Multi-Partner Trust Fund (AMR MPTF) supports the Government of Cambodia to enhance governance and coordination mechanisms to address AMR through a One Health approach. The project is implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United [...]

The rise of multidrug-resistant antimicrobials has led to a significant increase in diseases and death in humans and animals. New numbers published in The Lancet reported that 255 000 people in sub-Saharan Africa died because of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) – [...]

The production process on farms determines the quality of the poultry products we consume daily. One of the most essential aspects to consider are poultry farm's hygiene and sanitation to avoid threaten human health.

“FAO realiza lanzamiento de proyecto para implementación de normas del Codex Alimentarius para mitigar la RAM transmitida por los alimentos” El 17 de febrero del presente, FAO efectuó el lanzamiento virtual del proyecto “Implementación de las normas del Codex Alimentarius para [...]