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
ACT in Pakistan: Empowering caretakers of livestock to help the country combat foodborne AMR. Success story
In Pakistan, the work of the FAO-implemented and Republic of Korea-funded Action to support implementation of Codex AMR Texts (ACT) project is seeing positive results in the rural livestock sector
Call for actionable steps in response to the rising threat of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)
Key recommendations for action on antimicrobial resistance for consideration by UN Member States in the United Nations General Assembly High-Level Meeting on AMR, May 2024
Congress of FAO Reference Centres for Antimicrobial Resistance: meeting report
The FAO Reference Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland offered to host the first in-person congress for colleagues from all Reference Centres for AMR in 2023, to [...]
News
UN Member States can take meaningful steps against antimicrobial resistance, failing to do so will turn back the clock on modern medicine
The UN Member States have a crucial role in the efforts against antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Antimicrobials, which include antibiotics, antivirals, antifungals, antiseptics, and antiparasitic, are vital tools in our defense against pathogens. However, their misuse [...]
Capacity building initiative equips Tanzania's broiler farmers for sustainable practices
FAO has spearheaded an innovative initiative with the aim of reducing the industry's reliance on antimicrobials and enhancing biosecurity measures in Tanzania's broiler farming systems...
ACT/ Success story from Pakistan now published!
The first in a new series of “Success Stories” has been published to promote the work of the FAO-implemented and Republic of Korea-funded Action to support implementation of Codex AMR Texts (ACT) project.
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