Nov 21, 2023 · To address AMR in a programmatic manner that puts people, their needs and equitable access to health services at the centre of the AMR response in the community, in primary care, secondary and tertiary care, and at national and/or subnational level, WHO has developed the People-centred approach to addressing antimicrobial resistance in human ...

Nov 14, 2024 · 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 …

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.

Dec 11, 2024 · 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 ...

Sep 19, 2024 · 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 ...

Nov 22, 2024 · 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 ...

Nov 21, 2024 · The document provides clarity on specific mechanisms and agreements to translate the historic political declaration approved just over a month ago at the UN General Assembly High-Level Meeting on AMR into real-world action.The Jeddah Commitments reiterated priority actions from the 79th UNGA High-Level Meeting political declaration on AMR ...

Sep 27, 2024 · 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 …

Feb 17, 2025 · Addressing AMR requires a multifaceted approach that considers the interconnectedness of human, animal, and environmental health – known as the One Health approach. Phages provide biologically innovative approaches to addressing the challenge of AMR across sectors, ranging from therapeutic use in humans and animals to potentially replacing ...

Sep 23, 2024 · Through their professional perspectives and personal experiences, they spotlight the dangers AMR poses to human, animal and environmental health. Their concerns, fears, hopes and actions converge on a single powerful message, which is the critical need to preserve antimicrobials – the cornerstone of modern medicine that has saved millions of ...