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AMR is rapidly becoming a critical challenge in Asia and the Pacific region, with projections estimating up to 4.3 million AMR-related deaths annually...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), through its Emergency Center for Transboundary Animal Diseases (ECTAD), has intensified efforts to bolster animal health systems and address antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in Eastern Africa.

World Antimicrobial Awareness Week (WAAW) 2024 showcases Ethiopia’s progress in tackling AMR through a One Health approach Addis Ababa – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), through its Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Diseases (ECTAD), in partnership with [...]

The FAO provides five key recommendations to prevent antimicrobial resistance (AMR), including resistance to antibiotics, antivirals, antifungals, and antiparasitics, under the integrated "One Health" approach. Increasing funding and improving surveillance are among the Organization's key recommendations

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a growing threat to animal health and productivity, leading to downstream impacts on public health and livelihoods. In Tanzania’s livestock sector, a recent study highlighted a troubling scenario: 100 percent of E. coli isolates from broiler and [...]

The Quadripartite organizations – the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) – warmly welcomed the adoption of the [...]

The Second Annual Plenary Assembly of the Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Multi-Stakeholder Partnership Platform convenedon 16 November in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on the sidelines of the 4th Global High-Level Ministerial Conference on AMR under the topic "Shaping and promoting multi-stakeholder One [...]

Eco-friendly practices replace antimicrobials in apiaries across Ghana

The world faces a rising number of global challenges, such as the triple planetary crises of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution; food insecurity; and conflicts that transcend borders and sectors. Zoonotic diseases, antimicrobial resistance (AMR), food safety risks, and [...]

FAO Supports Malawi’s fight against antimicrobial resistance (AMR) through awareness, advocacy, and action.