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- Antimicrobial resistance
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
- 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 disease spread, severe illness and death As a result
- Antimicrobial resistance
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) occurs when microorganisms no longer respond to antimicrobial medicines There are different types of antimicrobials, which work against different types of microorganisms, such as antibacterials or antibiotics against bacteria, antivirals against viruses, antiparasitics against parasites, and antifungals against
- World AMR Awareness Week 2024 - 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
- World AMR Awareness Week 2025 - World Health Organization (WHO)
The World AMR Awareness Week (WAAW) is a global campaign to raise awareness and increase understanding of AMR and to promote global action to tackle the emergence and spread of drug-resistant pathogens As one of WHO’s official health campaigns, WAAW is mandated by the World Health Assembly and is commemorated annually from 18 to 24 November
- 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
- World AMR Awareness Week 2025 urges action to turn political . . .
As World AMR Awareness Week approaches (18 to 24 November 2025), the World Health Organization (WHO) and partners urge all countries to turn political commitments into life-saving interventions This year’s theme, “Act Now: Protect Our Present, Secure Our Future”, builds on momentum from the 2024 UN High-Level Meeting on AMR and the adoption of its political declaration It calls for
- AMR is invisible. I am not - World Health Organization (WHO)
Antimicrobial resistance is invisible, but its victims are not 12 survivors and advocates share their stories, urging awareness and action to stop AMR in its tracks
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