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To keep antibiotics working, everyone has a role to play. We are over-using and mis-using antibiotics and other antimicrobials. Drug-resistant infections are killing one person every minute. Watch the video for tips from a FAO expert.

In the battle against superbugs, every veterinarian, every farmer, and every physician must be a guardian to prevent the mis-use and over-use of antimicrobials to keep our medicines working. Watch this video to see how vets and dairy farmers in [...]

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global threat to human and animal health. One person dies from resistant infections every minute. But there is hope. We can keep antimicrobials (like antibiotics) working by using them less often in medicine and agriculture. [...]

Farmers need more help to feed the world in a safe and sustainable way. Antimicrobials are important to treat sick animals and keep pathogens off our plates, but their overuse and misuse in human medicine and agriculture is causing the [...]

Healthy animals, just like healthy people, do not need antimicrobials. Changes in agricultural practices are key to reducing the risk of antimicrobial resistance