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For the 2nd Africa Continental World Antimicrobial Awareness Week, international and regional organizations aim to raise awareness on the risks of AMR, including the drivers of AMR spread between animal-human-food and the environment.

FAO food safety expert Emmanuel Kabali describes how to keep food safe from microbes that are antimicrobial resistant. By following the four Cs of food safety, he does his part to keep antimicrobial medications working, such as antibiotics and antifungals. [...]

By keeping animals healthy, farm biosecurity can effectively contribute to reducing the need for antimicrobial use, reducing the costs of production and increasing productivity.

Every day, people are dying from infections that cannot be treated anymore. And so are animals and plants. Our misuse and overuse of antibiotics and other antimicrobials has led to an increase in microbes that are resistant to the medicines [...]

What happens to animas health has an effect on human health, and the environment affects this situation. FAO's role in the fight against AMR is very important: 75% of antimicrobial is used in the agricultural sector.