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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 [...]
Les pays redoublent d’efforts afin de lutter contre la résistance aux antimicrobiens
18/07/2018
Selon un rapport publié aujourd'hui par l'Organisation des Nations Unies pour l'alimentation et l'agriculture (FAO), l'Organisation mondiale de la santé animale (OIE) et l'Organisation mondiale de la santé (OMS), plusieurs pays ont réalisé des progrès importants en matière de lutte contre la [...]
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 [...]
Le Directeur général appelle à cesser l’utilisation des médicaments antimicrobiens en vue d’améliorer la croissance des animaux de ferme
30/05/2018
Selon M. José Graziano da Silva, les pays et les communautés rurales ont besoin d’aide afin de lutter contre la résistance aux antimicrobiens
Renforcement du partenariat destiné à lutter contre les risques sanitaires liés à l’espèce humaine, à l’animal et à l’environnement
30/05/2018
La FAO, l’Organisation mondiale de la santé et l’Organisation mondiale de la santé animale signent un accord pour formaliser et renforcer leur coopération
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.