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Many global health crises are dramatic—think of SARS, Ebola, or Zika. New or forgotten diseases erupt or re-emerge, initially defying our understanding, causing serious illness, suffering, and death, traveling swiftly around the world, creating fear and anxiety and damaging economies. [...]

خطة عمل جديدة لمساعدة الدول على إعداد قطاعاتها الزراعية للاستجابة لهذا التهديد المتنامي

تجتمع هيئة الدستور الغذائي للأمم المتحدة في روما خلال الفترة من 27-30 يونيو 2016 لبحث معايير سلامة وجودة الأغذية. وتعد هيئة الدستور الغذائي، المكلفة بحماية صحة المستهلك وضمان تطبيق ممارسات عادلة في تجارة الأغذية، مبادرة مشتركة بين كل منظمة الأغذية [...]

Antimicrobials, including antibiotics, antifungal, antimalarial and antiviral drugs, play a very critical role in combating infectious diseases in both human and veterinary medicine. However, in recent years there has been a dramatic increase in resistance to the antimicrobials used [...]

FAO and Ministries of Health and Agriculture in Kenya hold a national Multi-stakeholder (One Health) Workshop on Antimicrobial Use and Resistance. The first national cross-sectoral consultative workshop on Antimicrobial Use (AMU) and Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) related to agriculture, livestock production, fisheries [...]

حذر نائب المدير العام لمنظمة "فاو" الخبيرة إيلينا سيميدو من أن مقاومة مضادات الميكروبات "AMR" تمثل اليوم خطراً ناشئاً يهدد الصحة العامة، داعية إلى جهد عالمي منسق لمواجهة التهديدات التي يستتبعها ذلك على الأمن الغذائي.

Da Nang, Viet Nam - Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a multi-dimensional threat to human survival, public health, trade and economy and the over-all sustainable development of the country. Antimicrobial resistance is a growing human and economic threat in Viet [...]

The importance and increase in the use of antibiotics has lead to the raise of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), raising huge concerns worldwide due to its public and animal health implications. In response, FAO is addressing AMR as a cross-sectoral issue. [...]

On World Veterinary Day, Saturday 28 April, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) renews its call for the responsible use of antimicrobials for veterinary care in food production animals, to ensure these treatments will continue to [...]

The use of antibiotics for treatment of animal diseases has tremendous benefits for animal health and therefore contributes to supporting the livelihoods of livestock owners—particularly those in the poorest countries—and to propel economic development. However, inappropriate use of antimicrobials for [...]