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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 [...]

FAO and Ministries of Health and Agriculture in Kenya hold a national Multi-stakeholder (One Health) Workshop on Antimicrobial Use and Resistance. The first national cross-sectoral consultative workshop on Antimicrobial Use (AMU) and Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) related to agriculture, livestock production, fisheries [...]

La résistance aux antimicrobiens (RAM) est «une menace émergente pesant sur la santé publique» et nécessite un effort coordonné au niveau mondial pour lutter contre les risques qu'elle représente pour la sécurité alimentaire, souligne aujourd’hui la Directrice générale adjointe de [...]

Da Nang, Viet Nam - Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a multi-dimensional threat to human survival, public health, trade and economy and the over-all sustainable development of the country. Antimicrobial resistance is a growing human and economic threat in Viet [...]

The importance and increase in the use of antibiotics has lead to the raise of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), raising huge concerns worldwide due to its public and animal health implications. In response, FAO is addressing AMR as a cross-sectoral issue. [...]

On World Veterinary Day, Saturday 28 April, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) renews its call for the responsible use of antimicrobials for veterinary care in food production animals, to ensure these treatments will continue to [...]

The use of antibiotics for treatment of animal diseases has tremendous benefits for animal health and therefore contributes to supporting the livelihoods of livestock owners—particularly those in the poorest countries—and to propel economic development. However, inappropriate use of antimicrobials for [...]