Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) occurs when bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites no longer respond to antimicrobial agents. As a result of drug resistance, antibiotics and other antimicrobial agents become ineffective and infections become difficult or impossible to treat, increasing the risk of disease spread, severe illness and death. The World AMR Awareness Week (WAAW) is a global […]
Register here to join us virtually for the Annual @ReActAfrica_RAN and @South_Centre conference! Lien ZOOM : https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0vd-ugqjIoH9cyHrgta-FQlDAEdBtHgQo7… Global Accountability for AMR Response: Investing in Priorities for Africa : 9th to 11th July, 2024 #GlobalAccountability #InvestingInPriorities
La résistance aux antimicrobiens représente aujourd’hui l’une des principales menaces pour la santé mondiale, la sécurité alimentaire et le développement. Les micro-organismes résistants aux médicaments, notamment les bactéries, les virus, les champignons et les parasites, peuvent se transmettre d’un animal à un autre, d’une personne à une autre, d’un plante à une autre ou entre […]
The Lancet Series on AMR, recently launched on the margins of the World Health Assembly, highlights that babies, older people and people with compromised immune systems are at the most significant risk of suffering from antimicrobial resistance. The Lancet says 7.7 million deaths globally are associated with bacterial infections; of these, 4.95 million are associated with […]
Synopsis (résumé court) – Manual for implementation 2024 The International FAO Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring (InFARM) system is an FAO flagship initiative, supporting countries in collecting, collating, analysing, visualizing, and effectively utilizing their AMR monitoring and surveillance data primarily from livestock, fisheries, and aquaculture, along with their associated food products. InFARM empowers countries to generate reliable […]
