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MEPs join new Interest Group to tackle Antimicrobial Resistance

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...

More EU leadership needed to tackle AMR crisis says new roadmap

by EPHA | Nov 18, 2019 | Antimicrobial Resistance | Latest Developments

A new roadmap to tackle antimicrobial resistance is released today by the AMR Stakeholder Network on the occasion of the European Antibiotic Awareness Day. AMR (Antimicrobial Resistance) has been declared by the World Health Organization as an urgent, global health...

EPHA joins call on the European Commission for immediate action on the threats from pharmaceutical pollution

by European Public Health Alliance | Apr 10, 2019 | Antimicrobial Resistance | Latest Developments

Wednesday, 10 April 2019 Dear Director General Calleja Crespo, Dear Director General Bucher, We are writing to express our deep concern following the recent publication of the Strategic Approach to Pharmaceuticals in the Environment by the European Commission. We...

Ambition versus compromise: is the European Union’s Strategic Approach to Pharmaceuticals in the Environment robust enough?

by European Public Health Alliance | Mar 19, 2019 | Antimicrobial Resistance | Latest Developments

EPHA’s reaction to the European Commission Communication “European Union Approach to Pharmaceuticals in the Environment” The European Public Health Alliance (EPHA) is pleased that the European Commission has finally published its long-awaited Communication on a...

EPHA co-signs response to the public consultation on draft recommendations of the Inter-Agency Coordination Group on AMR

by European Public Health Alliance | Mar 12, 2019 | Antimicrobial Resistance | Latest Developments

EPHA has joined the Antibiotic Resistance Coalition to call on the WHO UN Inter-agency Coordination Group on Antimicrobial Resistance to stress the need for an urgent response to the challenge of AMR, increased investment, measurable targets and accountability...

EPHA signs Bangkok Declaration on antimicrobial resistance, food systems and farming

by European Public Health Alliance | Mar 12, 2019 | Antimicrobial Resistance | Latest Developments, CAP & Health, Healthy Environments | Latest Developments

EPHA has signed the Bangkok Declaration on antimicrobial resistance, food systems and farming, agreed following a three day conference “Globalizing Food Campaigns: Sharing Strategies to Address Antimicrobial Resistance” in Bangkok, Thailand. The declaration aims...