Archivo de noticias
High level Tripartite Meeting on Antimicrobial Resistance to be held in Cambodia
27/11/2017
International and national animal and public health; and environment experts will gather in Phnom Penh for the fifth time to discuss the action plan to combat antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in Cambodia.
Indonesia Raising Awareness on Antimicrobial Resistance
23/11/2017
This year’s World Antibiotic Awareness Week (WAAW) just ended on 19 November 2017. FAO ECTAD Indonesia, together with the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) of the Republic Indonesia and other related stakeholders successfully held several events which aimed to raise people’s [...]
La FAO accompagne les acteurs nationaux du secteur alimentaire dans la lutte contre la résistance aux antimicrobiens (RAM)
23/11/2017
La résistance aux antimicrobiens (RAM) intervient lorsque des bactéries, des virus, des parasites et des champignons développent une résistance aux médicaments qui avaient été auparavant utilisés pour les traiter. Selon une étude récente, chaque année, environ 700 000 décès sont [...]
Más países se movilizan para combatir la resistencia a los antimicrobianos en la alimentación y la agricultura
17/11/2017
Los esfuerzos para frenar la propagación de patógenos resistentes a los antimicrobianos en las explotaciones agrícolas y en los sistemas alimentarios cobran impulso, gracias a un fuerte respaldo de los gobiernos y al apoyo técnico que está potenciando la capacidad [...]
FAO celebra en la Región de América Latina y el Caribe la "Semana Mundial de Concienciación sobre el Uso de los Antibióticos"
16/11/2017
Durante el 14 de Noviembre, en Santiago de Chile, en la Oficina Regional de la FAO para América Latina y el Caribe se llevó a cabo un evento intitulado "Combatiendo Juntos la Resistencia a los Antimicrobianos", en el marco de [...]
FAO gathers top food and agriculture experts in Washington DC for World Antibiotic Awareness Week to debate solutions for antimicrobial resistance
14/11/2017
Washington DC – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Liaison Office for North America (FAOLOW) and the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) co-hosted a private roundtable discussion about the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) [...]
India Office observes the AMR Week
13/11/2017
The antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is increasingly being recognized as a global problem with serious zoonotic implications. Success in containing AMR warrants multi sectoral actions using One Health approach. It also demands active cooperation from the communities to ensure rational use [...]
Stop misuse of antibiotics - Combat resistance
13/11/2017
The third World Antibiotic Awareness Week during 13 -19 November calls for stronger action from all sectors to stop the misuse and overuse of antibiotics to combat resistance. The National Steering Committee for Antibiotic Resistance, the Food and Agriculture organization [...]
Kenya launches ‘One Health’ national plan and policy to tackle antimicrobial resistance
13/11/2017
Animal and human health experts march together through the streets of Nairobi during World Antibiotic Awareness Week to celebrate the launch of a new multi-sector plan to tackle AMR.
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in Kenya (FAOKE), [...]
Calls for responsible antibiotic use renewed on Antibiotic Awareness Week
13/11/2017
More than a year after the urgent call by the United Nations for countries to address antimicrobial resistance (AMR), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations renewed its commitment to address antimicrobials (like antibiotics) use in food and [...]