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TFAMR08 / Committee approves code of practice but time running out on new surveillance text

10/10/2021
In an extended session on Saturday 9 October 2021, the Codex task force on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) reached agreement on sending the revision of the Code of practice to minimize and contain foodborne AMR to the Codex Alimentarius Commission for final adoption [...]

TFAMR08 / Steady progress on new monitoring and surveillance guidance

06/10/2021
The atmosphere in the Codex Secretariat, if it is possible to describe a virtual atmosphere, was one of cautious optimism as work on the Guidelines for the Monitoring and Surveillance of Foodborne AMR paused on Wednesday 6 October 2021 and fresh discussions [...]

Innovative working groups prove useful in facilitating finalization of AMR texts on time

04/10/2021
The final session of the Ad hoc Codex Intergovernmental Task Force on Antimicrobial Resistance (TFAMR8) will take place virtually from 4 to 9 October 2021, with the adoption of the report scheduled for 13 October. Mandated by the Codex Alimentarius Commission in [...]

Task force AMR underway / “There is no time to wait”.

04/10/2021
The number of people who will die every year due to antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is expected to rise to 10 million by 2050. Under the slogan, “There is no time to wait”, from the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety [...]

A decisive moment for Codex and AMR

29/09/2021
Speaking on 29 September 2021 at the opening of an FAO/OIE/WHO webinar entitled “One Health Approach to AMR Mitigation and Safer Food in the Asia-Pacific Region”, Codex Secretary Tom Heilandt said the tripartite One Health approach to mitigation of antimicrobial resistance [...]

“Spread awareness, stop resistance” Tripartite announces WAAW 2021 Theme

03/09/2021
The Tripartite organizations - the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) and the World Health Organization (WHO) - are pleased to announce that the theme of World Antimicrobial Awareness Week [...]

Proyecto Regional Tripartito “Trabajando Juntos para Combatir la Resistencia a Los Antimicrobianos” responde a las amenazas del COVID-19

26/08/2021
Mediante una Adenda se amplían las acciones para disminuir el impacto del COVID-19, en la Resistencia a los Antimicrobianos. La intervención se sustenta en que las estrategias de contención de la RAM son efectivas para enfrentar las consecuencias de los [...]

World leaders and experts call for significant reduction in the use of antimicrobial drugs in global food systems

24/08/2021
Urgent reduction in the amounts of antimicrobial drugs, including antibiotics, used in food systems is critical to combat rising levels of drug resistance.

El rol clave del Centro de Referencia de la FAO para la RAM, el UISDC-SENASICA de México, para la región de América Latina y el Caribe

23/08/2021
Uno de los grandes desafíos de los responsables de conducir la respuesta a la RAM es el avanzar hacia sistemas de vigilancia integrada-Una Salud de la RAM  Agosto, 2021. La RAM amenaza los progresos realizados en el cumplimiento de los Objetivos [...]

Se instala una Comunidad de Comunicadores sanitarios para impulsar la gestión de riesgos de la RAM en el sector agroalimentario

19/08/2021
La comunicación de riesgos de la RAM es esencial para su contención incidiendo en los actores vinculados a la generación del problema, así como también en aquellos responsables de definir e implementar soluciones. Agosto, 2021. La comunicación de riesgos es una disciplina [...]

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