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12 July 2017
The European Commission has released a new action plan against antimicrobial resistance (AMR), the ability of microorganisms to resist antimicrobial treatments, especially antibiotics, considered by the World Health Organization and the European institutions to be a major global challenge for public health.
The plan, ‘A European One Health Action Plan against Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR),’ seeks to make the EU a 'best-practise' region, boost research, development and innovation and shape the global agenda through appropriate partnerships; the publication follows a call from the European Council in June 2016 for the Commission to further develop actions to fight AMR by increasing cooperation between Member States and by facilitating the implementation of their national plans. Based on the first such plan in 2011, the action plan has been updated following an open consultation with stakeholders earlier this year.
Read more: http://www.echamp.eu/news-and-events...ial-resistance