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UK Chief Medical Officer warns of danger of Antimicrobial Resistance

The threat posed by growing antimicrobial resistance (AMR), should be considered as serious as terrorism, according to the UK’s Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Professor Dame Sally Davies. In an interview with the Guardian newspaper, Professor Davies urged the British government to raise the issue at the upcoming G8 Summit and warned that AMR poses a ’catastrophic threat’ to the population. Mirroring comments made by the WHO, she added that, unless concrete steps are taken (...)

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Also about: Pharmaceuticals and Medicines , Patient safety , patient rights , Innovation , Health-promoting environment , Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)

Consultation for the review of the European policy on organic agriculture

Organic farming and production play a significant economic role in the EU’s agricultural landscape. They can provide a market-oriented alternative for agricultural producers wishing to respond to the increasing demand for high-quality, eco-friendly products. In this consultation, the European Commission would like your views on how organic farming should be best developed. The Public Consultation is available on the website of the European Commission Background - organic farming (...)

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European Parliament adopts Resolution on Antimicrobial Resistance

Following an own initiative report by Member of the European Parliament (MEP) Anna Rosbach (ECR, Denmark), the European Parliament voted on 11 December to adopt a resolution on the threat to health posed by Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR). In the resolution, MEPs call for prudent use guidelines to reduce exposure to non-essential antibiotics in human medicine, veterinary practice, agriculture and aquaculture. The text emphasises the need to use antibiotics responsibly, to educate health (...)

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EPHA launches position on antimicrobial resistance ahead of European Antibiotic Awareness Day (Nov. 18th)

This Sunday, 18 November, will be the fifth annual European Antibiotic Awareness Day (EAAD). Organised by the European Centre for Disease prevention and Control (ECDC), the event is designed to raise awareness about the threat to public health from antimicrobial resistance (AMR). The EPHA position on this issue is presented below. In 2011, the European Commission stated that 25,000 patients die annually as a result of infections caused by bacteria that exhibit antimicrobial resistance (...)

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European Parliament Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Committee adopts report on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) report

The European Parliament’s ENVI Committee voted on Tuesday 6 November to adopt an own initiative report on the microbial challenge. . The draft report was written by Anna Rosbach MEP (ECR, Denmark) and received recommendations last month in an opinion from the Agriculture Committee. Adopted by 62 votes to 0, the final draft of the ENVI report makes amendments in several areas including: An emphasis on the ’One Health’ principle of treating health as part of a larger (...)

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*Updated* EPHA briefing on Antimicrobial Resistance

As consumption of antimicrobials has increased, the natural processes of adaptation and mutation have resulted in new, resistant strains of common diseases. Unresponsive to traditional treatments, these pose a major threat to public health, as demonstrated by the proliferation of regional and global pandemics. EPHA has updated its briefing on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) ahead of 2012 European Antibiotics Awareness Day (November 18) and in light of the European Parliament’s Own (...)

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European Parliament Agriculture Committee adopts opinion on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) report

The European Parliament’s Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI) voted on Thursday 11 October 2012 to adopt its opinion on the draft own-initiative report entitled ’Microbial Challenge: rising threats from antimicrobial resistance’.

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Council Conclusions on Antimicrobial Resistance: A first step in the right direction

Adopted under the Danish Presidency on 22 June, the Council Conclusions on ‘’The impact of antimicrobial resistance in the human health sector and in the veterinary sector – a One Health perspective,’’ contain increased EU action to reduce the use of antibiotics and more cooperation between the human and veterinary sectors in the fight against AMR. EPHA welcomes the One Health approach adopted by the Ministers and stresses that a more prudent approach to the (...)

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The European Medicines Agency launches website on new European database of suspected adverse drug reaction

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) launched last May 31st the new European database of suspected adverse drug reaction reports website. The launch of this website is a positive first step in the implementation of the EudraVigilance access policy. The information carried on the site relates to approximately 650 medicines and active substances authorised through the centralised procedure. Within a year the EMA aims to additionally publish suspected side-effect reports for common drug (...)

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