by Ann Marie Borg | Mar 3, 2020 | Antimicrobial Resistance | Analysis & Opinion, MEPs fight AMR
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 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 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... 
by European Public Health Alliance | Oct 24, 2019 | Antimicrobial Resistance | Analysis & Opinion
By the European Cancer Leagues Access to Medicines Taskforce In 2016 European cancer societies decided to leave their comfort zone and join the access to medicines debate. They established the ECL Access to Medicines Task Force which has since then become an... 
by Sascha Marschang | Jul 30, 2019 | Antimicrobial Resistance | Analysis & Opinion
Earlier this year, EPHA published an in-depth review of the existing National Action Plans (NAP) and strategies against antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in the EU and EEA Member States, focusing in particular on the extent to which they have adopted the One Health... 
by European Public Health Alliance | May 3, 2019 | Antimicrobial Resistance | Analysis & Opinion
By Jean-Yves Stenuick, Pharmaceuticals Policy & Projects Officer, Health Care Without Harm (HCWH) Europe The European Commission is failing to mitigate the impact of pharmaceutical pollution, a driver of growing antimicrobial resistance recognised by UN...
