|
- Antimicrobial resistance - World Health Organization (WHO)
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) threatens the effective prevention and treatment of an ever-increasing range of infections caused by bacteria, parasites, viruses and fungi AMR occurs when bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites change over time and no longer respond to medicines making infections harder to treat and increasing the risk of
- World AMR Awareness Week - World Health Organization (WHO)
The World AMR Awareness Week (WAAW) is a global campaign to raise awareness and understanding of AMR and promote best practices among One Health stakeholders to reduce the emergence and spread of drug-resistant infections WAAW is celebrated from 18-24 November every year The theme for the World AMR Awareness Week (WAAW) 2024 is “Educate
- Antimicrobial Resistance - World Health Organization (WHO)
Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) occurs when bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites change over time and no longer respond to medicines making infections harder to treat and increasing the risk of disease spread, severe illness and death Misuse and overuse of antimicrobials are the main drivers in the development of drug-resistant pathogens
- AMR Resource Pack 2025 - World Health Organization (WHO)
The 2025 AMR Resource Pack provides useful resources for the development and implementation of national action plans (NAPs) on AMR In this version, the documents are now listed following the core package of 13 AMR interventions of the "People-centred approach to addressing antimicrobial resistance in human health: WHO core package of interventions to support national action plans" The
- Antimicrobial resistance - World Health Organization (WHO)
AMR also has significant implications for the health of animals and plants Animal health, human health and environmental health are intrinsically intertwined and interdependent Resistant bacteria can spread between and within animal, human and plant populations and travel through the waterways, soil and air, also infecting wild animals along
- Global leaders set first targets to control antimicrobial resistance crisis
World leaders agreed on the first global targets to control the antimicrobial resistance (AMR) crisis at the second High-level Meeting on Antimicrobial Resistance of the United Nations General Assembly Countries committed to reducing the number of deaths globally associated with bacterial AMR by 10% by 2030 against the 2019 baseline of 4 95 million deaths AMR is the third leading cause of
- Antimicrobial resistance in Viet Nam - World Health Organization (WHO)
AMR is a public health threat worldwide, affecting the health and lives of people and the sustainability of the country’s overall development Viet Nam is among the countries that in recent years, have witnessed a growing threat of AMR, brought about by the irrational use of antibiotics at all levels of the health care system, in aquaculture
- Antibiotics most responsible for drug resistance are overused – WHO report
The World Health Organization (WHO) today published an analysis of how antibiotics are used globally The report is based on 2022 data from the Global Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) and Use Surveillance System (GLASS) dashboard and the WHO Access, Watch, Reserve (AWaRe) system that classifies antibiotics into three categories:Access antibiotics are often recommended as first- or second-choice
|
|
|