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FAO training in Moscow to help monitor, fight ‘superbugs’
27/08/2018
The growing resistance of bacteria, fungi, viruses, and parasites to antimicrobials is a grave health concern the world over. If nothing is done to limit it, an estimated 10 million people per year will be at risk by 2050, to [...]
FAO-USAID-ICAR training on AMR data management using WHONET5.6
21/08/2018
FAO and USAID in collaboration with Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR) organized a 2-days Training Workshop on “Management of antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) data using the WHO freely downloadable Windows based software (WHONET5.6)” [...]
FAO-USAID-ICAR training on AST and data management using WHONET5.6
27/07/2018
FAO and USAID in collaboration with Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR) has organized a 3 day training workshop from 23-25 July 2018 [...]
SADC takes bold move to fight AMR
19/07/2018
Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) is a huge problem, posing serious threats to human, animal, plant, and environmental health in both developed and developing countries. Reversing the threat of AMR before it reaches pandemic levels of global proportion calls for concerted efforts [...]
Countries step up to tackle antimicrobial resistance
18/07/2018
Countries are making significant steps in tackling antimicrobial resistance (AMR), but serious gaps remain and require urgent action, according to a report released today by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), World Organisation for Animal Health [...]
First stakeholders meeting of NBAP and NBT held in Delhi
18/06/2018
The first stakeholders Meeting was held to discuss the operational issues and next steps for the project [...]
Expert Meeting Reports Now Available on Antimicrobial Resistance and the Environment, Biocides, and Foods of Plant Origin
08/06/2018
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is pleased to share new summary reports on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) expert meetings held last year, addressing critical issues in the fight against superbugs. World experts gathered in Rome for [...]
International partnership to address human-animal-environment health risks gets a boost
30/05/2018
FAO, the World Health Organization, and the World Organisation for Animal Health sign agreement to formalize and strengthen their cooperation
FAO chief calls for halting the use of antimicrobial medicines to promote growth in farm animals
30/05/2018
Graziano da Silva says countries and rural communities need support to combat antimicrobial resistance
FAO regional training aims to improve access to new tool for assessment of laboratories and AMR surveillance systems
17/05/2018
Life saving medicines fail when bacteria become resistant to them, so countries are racing to battle these ‘bad bugs’ through improved surveillance systems to protect animals, people and livelihoods.