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Medicated feed is one important route for administering veterinary medicinal products to animals, in particular to animals intended for food production. It can be difficult to administer a veterinary drug to an animal, especially in the case of smaller species typically [...]

Over-prescribing of antibiotics by physicians, veterinarians, dentists and their misuse by farmers result in resistance by the microbes to drugs that were designed to fight them. As a result, human deaths due to antimicrobial resistance (AMR) are estimated to increase [...]

On the occasion of World Antibiotic Awareness Week 2018, our three organizations, leaders in the fight against antimicrobial resistance (AMR), have chosen to speak with one voice. We are calling upon governments to use the “One Health” approach in the fight against AMR, [...]

يمكن أن يلعب المزارعون دوراً حيوياً في الحد من انتشار مقاومة مضادات الميكروبات وتقديم مساهمة كبيرة بمجرد تبني ممارسات النظافة الصحية أثناء أعمالهم الزراعية اليومية. هذه هي الرسالة التي تؤكد عليها منظمة الأغذية والزراعة للأمم المتحدة (الفاو) هذا الأسبوع، مع احتفال [...]

انضمت منظمة الأغذية والزراعة للأمم المتحدة (الفاو) إلى منظمة الصحة العالمية  اليوم في إطلاق الأسبوع العالمي للتوعية بشأن المضادات الحيوية في منطقة الشرق الأدنى وشمال أفريقيا. ويحتفل بهذا الأسبوع كل عام في نوفمبر/تشرين الثاني بهدف إذكاء وعي العالم بمشكلة مقاومة المضادات [...]

The global tripartite partnership calling for more responsible use of antibiotics in humans, animals and agriculture (including aquaculture and plant production) has announced it is widening its coverage to include the environment sector.

The global tripartite partnership calling for more responsible use of antibiotics in humans, animals and agriculture (including aquaculture and plant production) has announced it is widening its coverage to include the environment sector.

Recognizing that the unregulated use of antimicrobials is a growing problem across Eastern Europe and Central Asia, FAO has been working hard to implement improvements across the region, with the support of the Government of the Russian Federation.

The Asia-Pacific region is taking important steps to tackle antimicrobial resistance (AMR) associated with aquaculture in order to to mitigate risks to humans, animals and fish stocks, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced today [...]

Efforts to harmonize antimicrobial resistance (AMR) surveillance systems in animals are advancing in Asia, the region most at risk from increased antibiotic resistance in both animals and humans, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), announced today [...]