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The second National Antibiotics Awareness Week in Viet Nam highlights the continued high level commitment of the government against antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Running under the theme: Together and Stronger against AMR, the campaign brings together various sectors: health, agriculture, industry [...]

The 2016 Codex Alimentarius Commission acknowledged that AMR is a serious public health threat requiring urgent attention by Codex, and that a coordinated approach was needed at the international and national level to combat AMR

Laos and other countries around the world have pledged to take immediate action to combat the spread of antimicrobial resistance. Globally and in the region, the pledge to combat AMR was made with the support and collaboration of FAO, OIE [...]

"The imprudent and irrational use of antibiotics – in livestock, fisheries, agriculture and public health sectors contributes to the emergence of antimicrobial resistance. Antibiotics are indeed essential in treating animal diseases, but their misuse and overuse can lead to the [...]

每年大约有70万人死于抗菌素耐药性（AMR）引起的感染。在全球范围内，抗菌素耐药性还严重威胁着粮食安全、生计、动物健康和福利、经济和农业发展。 农业生产集约化导致了抗菌素的使用日益增加——预计到2030年其增幅将达67％。 使用抗菌素是治疗动植物疾病的重要方法。通过对操作规范作出必要的调整，落实有效的政策，并采取适当行动抗击抗菌素耐药性等措施来正确地利用这一重要资源，对于粮食安全和实现粮农组织关于在我们的有生之年消除饥饿的“零饥饿”目标至关重要。

越来越多的证据显示，食品系统或是抗菌素耐药性（AMR）扩散的主要通道，因此有必要加大对农场抗生素使用方式的监测力度。

Representatives from countries in Asia and the Pacific have pledged to take immediate action to combat the spread of antimicrobial resistance. The pledge was made with the support and collaboration of FAO, OIE and WHO.

Representatives from countries in Asia and the Pacific have pledged to take immediate action to combat the spread of antimicrobial resistance. The pledge was made with the support and collaboration of FAO, OIE and WHO.

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 [...]