8 Dec | Webinar: Reduction of Antibiotics Use; a case study of poultry in the Netherlands
10:00 AM in Budapest
English-Russian interpretation will be provided.
[Register here] |
29 Nov | WAAW Workshop Series
AMR Awareness Series organized by the FAO, WHO, OIE, Cambodian Ministry of Health (MOH), Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) & Ministry of Environment (MOE) |
26 Nov | Antimicrobial use in food and agriculture sectors |
18-24 Nov | World Antimicrobial Awareness Week (WAAW)
[event page] |
24 Nov | Live streaming on AMR raise awareness
Virtual | 4.00 – 5.00 p.m.
The live streaming speakers will give a brief about the AMR and answer all the related questions received from audience. |
24 Nov | [WAAW Europe] Reducing antimicrobial use through coaching towards better biosecurity
Virtual webinar, 11 a.m. CET
Insigtful presentation on reducing antimicrobial use through coaching towards better biosecurity. Guest presenter: Mr Jeroen Dewulf, Professor in Veterinary Epidemiology at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of Ghent University Belgium.
English-Russian interpretation will be provided.
[Registration page] |
24 Nov | [WAAW Africa] Adopting a One Health approach and multi sectoral coordination mechanisms for AMR |
23 Nov | Round table discussion Workshop: Tackling Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR): A high-level interactive dialogue
Virtual/physical – Four-season Hotel, Cairo | 9.30 a.m. – 2.15 p.m
The meeting aims to strengthen political commitment in tackling AMR, taking note of progress, recommitting to actions and ensuring that addressing AMR is a key factor in plans preparing for future pandemics. Specifically, the meeting seeks to address the following objectives: i) to tack stock of the progress in implementing the NAP on AMR ii) assess the challenges encountered during the implementation of the NAP and ensure that AMR is firmly embedded in the political agenda. iii) to come up with recommendations and further multi-sectoral practical actions that can effectively address the challenges for tackling AMR in Egypt through the One Health approach, while supporting the delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals. |
23 Nov | [WAAW Europe] Good practices in the poultry production aiming at reducing the need for antibiotic use
Virtual webinar, 11 a.m. CET
Insigtful presentation on good practices in the poultry production aiming at reducing the need for antibiotic use . Guest presenter: Mrs Hanna Hamina, Executive Director of the Finnish Poultry Association.
[Registration page] |
23 Nov | [WAAW Cambodia] Spread awareness, Stop resistance
9-11am (ICT) | Hybrid/Phnom Penh, Cambodia
FAO Cambodia in partnership with Cambodia One Health Network (CAMBOHUN) and Royal University of Agriculture
Register here: www.bit.ly/JOIN_WAAW2021_HERE |
23 Nov | [WAAW Africa] The role of Civil Society/professional associations/Grass Roots Organizations in promoting IPC: lessons learned from Covid to apply to AMR |
22 Nov | [WAAW Africa] Implementation and financing AMR National Action plans |
19 Nov | Intergovernmental meeting on combating antimicrobial resistance
Hyatt place hotel, Yerevan
The meeting is aimed to discuss the main directions of the strategy for prevention of antimicrobial resistance and prevention for 2023-2027 and the intergovernmental activities envisaged by 2021-2026 action plan of the Government. Representatives from the RA Ministry of Health, Ministry of Economy, Food Safety Inspection Body, international organizations will participate. |
19 Nov | [WAAW Africa] Regulations and legislations relevant to AMR |
19 Nov | [WAAW 2021] Information session to the Members on addressing AMR through a One Health Approach |
18 No | [WAAW Latin America] Strengthening the One Health approach to containment of AMR: The Tripartite Alliance and EU collaboration in seven South American countries
11:00 am (Mexico City)
Event is Spanish
[live streaming] |
18 Nov | FAO-FAVA WAAW event
14.00 (Bangkok time).
Registration: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_3ExOc0tLT-2WTKQ39KjgaQ |
18 Nov | [WAAW 2021] Virtual roundtable on the Pasteur Act |
18 Nov | [WAAW Africa] High-Level event
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18 Nov | World Antimicrobial Awareness Week: Best Practices for Combating AMR
Join FAO North America for a special virtual roundtable in honor of World Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week (WAAW). Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) is a growing threat that negatively affects global health, economies, and food security. The session will feature insights from government, non-profit, and academia in North American, as well as FAO’s work as the leader of the Antimicrobial Resistance Tripartite this year.
Registration: https://fao.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN__MqI_xvATwC38J6gUmk_6w |
16 Nov | Virtual event: A ROUNDTABLE ON ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE (AMR)
As part of the annual World Antimicrobial Awareness Week, which is celebrated from 18 to 24 November, the Representation Offices of the World Health Organization (WHO), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in Russia organize a round table with experts involved in the implementation of the Russian national Strategy on AMR prevention. Participants will review the progress of the implementation of the Action Plan for the implementation of the Strategy in Russia, discuss the prospects for strengthening interagency cooperation in halting the spread of AMR. |
9-10 Nov | Virtual event: Parasite control in livestock for enhanced food security: Expert consultation on the sustainable management of parasites in livestock challenged by the global emergence of resistance
[Event page] |
4-13 Oct | 8th Session of the Ad hoc Codex Intergovernmental Task Force on Antimicrobial Resistance (TFAMR8)
The 8th Session of the Ad hoc Codex Intergovernmental Task Force on Antimicrobial Resistance will be held virtually from 4-9 October 2021 with adoption of the report on 13 October 2021.
[Event page] |
29-30 Sept | Webinar on "The FAO-OIE-WHO One Health Approach to AMR Mitigation and Safer Food in the Asia-Pacific Region"
The Tripartite of FAO-OIE-WHO will hold a webinar on One Health Approach on AMR Mitigation and Safer Food in the Asia-Pacific Region., from 11.30am (Bangkok time).
Please register here |
6-8 Sept | First MFDS Global Conference on Food-borne Antimicrobial Resistance
[Event page] |
22 Sept | FAO-FAVA-PVMA-JVMA-VNU regional webinar on Antimicrobial Stewardship: A Comprehensive Look at Asian Veterinarians’ AMR Action Plan (c/o FAVA)
[Event page] |
27 Aug | WAAW Webinar Series 2
with national Veterinary Associations in the Asia-Pacific region (Philippines)
[Event page] |
25 Aug | WAAW Webinar Series 1
with national Veterinary Associations in the Asia-Pacific region (Nepal)
[More] |
24 Aug | Gender Session
Gender is now incorporated in the FAO-USAID GHSP AMR Regional Project in Asia in this introductory webinar. |
26-30 July | Virtual Regional Training Course on Surveillance and Monitoring for AMR in Aquaculture
This training is one of the activities under FAO’s project on supporting mitigation of antimicrobial resistance risk associated with aquaculture in Asia (TCP/RAS/3702). It aims to enhance the national laboratory capacity and strengthen collaboration among Asia-Pacific countries for effective surveillance and monitoring of AMR associated with aquaculture.
[Read more] |
5-7 July | First Meeting of the AMR Technical Advisory Group of South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)
This meeting aims to: (1) provide updates on national, regional, and global initiatives on AMR surveillance; (2) review the progress made to date with regards to the 2019 recommendations; (3) identify additional cross-cutting regional concerns and determine the ways forward to collectively address these as a region; and (4) plan on the ways forward for the AMR Technical Advisory Group (AMR TAG) for SAARC, taking into context the agreed Terms of References (TORs) of the AMR TAG for SAARC.
[Read more] |
23-24 June | 2021 Regional Consultation-Workshop on AMR Communication and Advocacy in Asia
The internal consultation-workshop aims to review the 2020 FAO Regional AMR communication and advocacy strategy/campaign and WAAW and discuss lessons learned; discuss and develop the 2021-2022 AMR communication and advocacy strategy; and, plan ways forward. |
7 June | Bugs & Superbugs: Water quality and food safety and preventing environmental AMR
15:00-16:15 CEST
FAO Special Sessions in the framework of the upcoming International Water Resources Association (IWRA)’s Online Conference on “One Water, One Health: Water, Food and Public Health in a Changing World” organized by IWRA in collaboration with FAO
[Register] |
2 and 9 June | Lanzamiento Red de Comunicadores para la Concienciación de la Resistencia a los Antimicrobianos
Comunicadores y puntos focales de las autoridades sanitarias de Argentina, Brasil, Colombia, Chile, Perú, Paraguay y Uruguay, vinculadas al Proyecto “Trabajando juntos para combatir la RAM” integrarán esta Red que fortalecerá las capacidades para el abordaje de estrategias de comunicación del riesgo, concienciación, abogacía y cambio de comportamientos para la contención de la RAM
[Para más información] |
14, 17, 19, 26, 28 and 31 May | Delegados de Laboratorios Nacionales de Referencia de Argentina, Brasil, Chile, Colombia, Paraguay, Perú y Uruguay, serán capacitados sobre la herramienta FAO-ATLASS para la vigilancia de la Resistencia a los Antimicrobianos (RAM)
Las sesiones virtuales se realizarán en mayo en el marco del proyecto “Trabajando juntos para combatir la RAM”.
Para más información: Trabajando juntos para combatir la RAM | FAO – ATLASS |
29 April | UN High-level Interactive Dialogue on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)
United Nations Headquarters, New York
[Read more] |
23 April | Webinar | Codex Committee on Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Food
12:00–14:00 CET
This webinar will provide Codex Members and Observers with a review of key topics on the agenda at the next session of the committee which will take place in July 2021. With a series of interviews and discussions with experts from the working groups, participants will also be able to review where the different topics stand and gain valuable insight ahead of what should be vibrant discussions at the next session.
[Register] [Details and programme] |
13-14 April | Technical Seminar on Aquaculture Biosecurity: Understanding Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) in Aquaculture
14:00-16:00 (GMT+2)
[Event page] |
8 April | Webinar series: Task Force on Antimicrobial Resistance Code of Practice to Minimize and Contain Foodborne AMR
Time 15:30– 17:30 CET | English, French, Spanish
[Read more] |
29 March | Understanding the evaluation of AMU and AMR surveillance and choosing the right tool: Convergence in evaluation frameworks for integrated surveillance of AMU and AMR - Phase 1
The webinar will provide an overview of the outputs and outcomes of the Convergence in evaluation frameworks for integrated surveillance of AMU and AMR (CoEval-AMR) network. The CoEval-AMR network was created in 2019 with the aim to bring people together to harmonize and refine existing methods and tools for the evaluation of AMR and AMU surveillance taking an integrated and systemic perspective, and it has recently received funds to continue for its phase 2.
[Link to join] |
25 March | Carryover in feed and transfer from feed to food of unavoidable and unintended residues of approved veterinary drugs
Webinar organized by the FAO Sustainable Livestock Technical Network, World Health Organization and Codex Alimentarius
Time 12:00 PM (Rome time)
[Read more] [Register] |
16 March | FAO and WHO activities to support monitoring and surveillance of antimicrobial resistance in the food and agriculture sectors
Webinar organized by the FAO Sustainable Livestock Technical Network, World Health Organization and Codex Alimentarius
12.00-13.30 CET
Recording [Part 1] [Part 2] |
15-18 March | Uppsala Health Summit 2021, Managing Antimicrobial Resistance through Behaviour Change
The Summit will support the work that takes place on global and national levels, with a special focus on improving knowledge and changing behaviours around antibiotic resistance. Due to pandemic the summit will be delivered in a virtual and more interactive way.
[Additional information, and registration] |
3 March | Surveillance of ESBL-producing Escherichia coli: the Tricycle protocol
Webinar 13.00-15.00 Geneva/Rome/Brazzaville, 7:00 Washington DC, 14:00 Cairo, 17:30 Delhi, 20:00 Manila
The webinar will provide an overview of the protocol, approaches of the different sectors involved, methodologies by each sector, country experience implementation, and the opportunities for countries to implement the surveillance in the One Health scenario.
[Register] |
23 February | JPIAMR-EU-JAMRAI virtual workshop on AMR surveillance
During this workshop, the latest AMR surveillance research findings will be presented and a debate about how these results may inform national policies will follow. The event aims to be a cutting-edge meeting point for policymakers, researchers and funders. They will have the chance to discuss effective strategies to integrate evidence into policies and improve the implementation of AMR surveillance mechanisms in human health, animal health and environment.
[Additional information, and registration] |
17 February | Tokyo AMR One Health Conference
This virtual conference is a follow-up of the 2016 high-level meeting of Asia-Pacific Ministers on AMR and One Health held in Tokyo, Japan. The Asia-Pacific One Health Initiative on AMR (ASPIRE) will be discussed during the conference with the aim of enabling countries to implement it in line with their National Action Plans on AMR.
Registration information:
Please email [email protected] for more information |
11-12 February | EU-JAMRAI Final Conference
This is the final conference to present results from the EU-JAMRAI which includes achievements obtained by the project and future prospects.
[Additional information, and registration] |
11 January | Advancing the One Health response to Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)
Webinar jointly organized by the South Centre, FAO and UNEP (14.00 – 16.00 CET)
[Register] |
10 January | FAO/OIE/WHO Webinar: International Instruments on Antimicrobial Use
15:00-16:30 Geneva/Brazzaville
[Register] |
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