Antimicrobial drugs are key in the treatment of diseases, and their use is essential to protect both human and animal health. However, antimicrobials misuse in the livestock sector, aquaculture and crop production is a major concern as a risk for emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistant micro-organisms.
Key facts
In 2019, 5 million human deaths were associated by bacterial antimicrobial resistance worldwide, including 1.3 million human deaths attributable to bacterial AMR (The Lancet) | 27 different antimicrobial classes used in animals | Total global animal health market in 2011 was equivalent to USD 22 billion (OECD) | 118 countries reported quantitative data on antimicrobial use in animals between 2015 and 2017, an increase from 89 reporting in 2015 |
Publications
Engaging agrifood systems to generate data-for-action in tackling antimicrobial resistance

How to use antimicrobials effectively and responsibly in plant production, for the sake of human and plant health

Eight ways to effectively and responsibly use antimicrobials in plant production

News
One Health, One Future Against Antimicrobial Resistance

Zimbabwe hosts Africa’s World AMR Awareness Week 2023

Reconocimiento, logros y consensos definieron el cierre del proyecto RAM-UE
