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FAO Viet Nam's ECTAD, in collaboration with DAH, organized a Consultation Workshop entitled: ‘Viet Nam Action Plan for Antimicrobial Usage (AMU)/Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) reduction in Livestock Sector’ on 1 November 2016 in Hanoi

In preparation for the World Antibiotic Awareness Week the general public is encouraged to participate in a social media campaign to raise awareness about antimicrobial resistance (AMR). AMR is a global emerging threat to humans and animals, which results from [...]

With the increasing threat of emerging and re-emerging zoonoses, transboundary animal diseases and antimicrobial resistance (AMR), the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) today announced a regional approach to counter the dangers. ASEAN has committed to the establishment of an [...]

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a worldwide health threat at the human–animal-environment interface. Overuse and misuse of antimicrobials in different sectors can result in ineffectiveness of previously successful human and animal treatments of diseases. Food and feed producing agriculture that use [...]

Harare - Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has become an urgent global health threat requiring immediate international and national attention. It is estimated that 700,000 people currently die from AMR related deaths and that by 2050, if not tackled, resistance to antimicrobials [...]

Communiqué de presse commun OMS/FAO/OIE Aujourd'hui, les dirigeants du monde entier ont attiré plus que jamais l'attention sur la nécessité de freiner la propagation des infections résistantes aux médicaments antimicrobiens.

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. [...]

La FAO s'est engagée aujourd'hui à aider plusieurs pays à développer des stratégies visant à lutter contre la propagation de la résistance aux antimicrobiens dans les chaînes d'approvisionnement alimentaires. Cet engagement intervient alors que les gouvernements se préparent à débattre, [...]

Le Codex Alimentarius, l'organe des Nations Unies chargé d'établir des normes alimentaires, se réunit du 27 au 30 juin à Rome pour examiner les normes en matière de sécurité sanitaire et de qualité des aliments. Chargé de protéger la santé des [...]

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 [...]