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As part of the new AMR Codex Texts (ACT) project, laboratory experts from FAO led a mission in June 2022 to assess the antimicrobial resistance (AMR) surveillance system in Mongolia. In addition, the mission also engaged stakeholders from the food [...]

These Terms of Reference for the Quadripartite Technical Group on Antimicrobial Resistance and Use (AMR/U) integrated surveillance (QTG-AIS) are agreed by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), World Health Organization [...]

The Quadripartite organizations - the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the World Health Organization (WHO), and the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH, founded as OIE) are pleased to announce [...]

La gobernanza para la contención de la RAM en la producción animal, comprende un componte público y privado que requiere de concienciación, colaboración, consenso y compromiso. La FAO a través del proyecto regional “Trabajando juntos para Combatir la Resistencia a los [...]

Mongolia is one of the first countries to start assessing their national AMR surveillance system in the food and agriculture sectors. This is part of the new AMR Codex Texts (ACT) project. 

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 [...]