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A regional network of laboratories will help fight antimicrobial resistance
08/12/2022
Two back-to-back events addressing AMR in the food and agriculture sectors of Europe and Central Asia concluded today in Moscow...
1,400 pig producers in Colombia trained to reduce the need for antimicrobial and prevent AMR
28/11/2022
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) concerns not only human health, but also the agricultural sector, since many of the antimicrobials used to treat animal infections are similar or identical to those used in human medicine. The Colombian Association of Pig Farmers (Porkcolombia), [...]
Antimicrobials: Handle with care
22/11/2022
World Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2022 is a global campaign to raise awareness and understanding of AMR and promote best practices among One Health stakeholders to reduce the emergence and spread of drug-resistant pathogens. Tackling AMR through One Health will help achieve [...]
Presentation of the "One Health Legislative Assessment Tool for Antimicrobial Resistance"
22/11/2022
The Development Law Service (LEGN) In collaboration with the FAO Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean, the Quadripartite Organizations (UNEP, WHO and WOAH) in Latin America, and their legal teams in Ginevra and Paris, have conducted a regional [...]
FAO urges collective action to tackle antimicrobial resistance
21/11/2022
Activities, of the World Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2022 in Europe and Central Asia, to share knowledge and promote intersectoral cooperation are also planned by FAO at country-level in the region. These efforts aim to target a wide range of audiences, and [...]
Stakeholder consultations on the AMR Partnership Platform
18/11/2022
The establishment of the AMR Multi-Stakeholder Partnership Platform by the Quadripartite included comprehensive consultations with stakeholders across the globe. Stakeholders provided valuable insights on the Platform’s structure and function but also elaborated on what priorities the Platform should focus on [...]
Antimicrobial resistance: Now is the time for collective action
18/11/2022
Quadripartite launches new Antimicrobial Resistance Multi-Stakeholder Partnership Platform to help tackle common threat to human and animal health and ecosystems
FAO realiza Mesa Técnica para la revisión de políticas nacionales asociadas a RAM en la fabricación de piensos medicados, con base en un patrón de referencia
14/11/2022
En Santiago de Chile, el análisis se realizó con los Delegados Nacionales de Alimentación Animal de Argentina, Brasil, Chile, Colombia, Paraguay y Uruguay, como parte de la estrategia para fortalecer la gobernanza de la RAM en la fabricación y uso [...]
AMR Codex Texts (ACT) project welcomes national coordinators in Bolivia, Cambodia, Colombia and Nepal
11/11/2022
The AMR Codex Texts (ACT) project now has national coordinators in Bolivia, Cambodia, Colombia and Nepal. Jorge Berrios (Bolivia), Ana Carrizosa (Colombia) and Sakar Shivakoti (Nepal) are veterinarians with extensive experience in health management and inter-institutional coordination. Pisey Oum (Cambodia) brings [...]
ACT project part of One Health approach to combat antimicrobial resistance in foodborne pathogens
11/11/2022
Antimicrobial use in food animals allows resistant bacteria and resistance genes to emerge and spread from food animals to humans through the food chain...