by European Public Health Alliance | Jul 29, 2020 | Antimicrobial Resistance | Latest Developments, Food, Drink and Agriculture | Latest Developments
In response to the European Commission fitness check on animal welfare legislation, EPHA submitted the following response Animals are sentient beings and deserve the highest levels of protection. The assertion that the European Union (EU) has one of the world’s... 
by Ann Marie Borg | Mar 3, 2020 | Antimicrobial Resistance | Analysis & Opinion
A packed room of key actors, including Health Commissioner Stella Kyriakides, committed to tackling Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) from a One Health approach, joined MEPs for the launch of the MEP interest group on AMR which took place on 19 February 2020 in the... by Giulia Vettore | Feb 19, 2020 | Antimicrobial Resistance | Latest Developments
New MEP Interest Group on AMR launched today will push for more European cooperation to stop antimicrobial resistance Brussels, 19 February 2020. “Antimicrobial resistance is one of the top ten global public health threats we currently face. Taking effective action to... 
by Ann Marie Borg | Feb 6, 2020 | Antimicrobial Resistance | Analysis & Opinion
“Never has the threat of antimicrobial resistance been more immediate and the need for solutions more urgent”, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General, World Health Organization. The recent Coronavirus outbreak has reminded us that health threats do not stop... 
by European Public Health Alliance | Nov 21, 2019 | Antimicrobial Resistance | Latest Developments
Brussels, 21 November 2019 – Today sees the launch of a new MEP Interest Group on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) to help address this global health threat under a multi-sectoral ‘One Health’ approach integrating its human, animal, and environmental... 
by Ann Marie Borg | Nov 20, 2019 | Antimicrobial Resistance | Analysis & Opinion
In April 2011, Mohammed, a software developer based in the United Kingdom and Egypt, developed acute myeloid leukaemia, and while receiving chemotherapy, developed an E.Coli infection. Thanks to a specific combination of high-dose antibiotics, doctors were able to...
