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 Ann Marie Borg | May 3, 2019 | Antimicrobial Resistance | Analysis & Opinion
Nine decades ago, the world was awed by Fleming’s discovery of penicillin, the first antibiotic which revolutionised medicine and the treatment of bacterial infections. A century later, the situation is bleak – not only can we no longer rely on Fleming’s...
by Ann Marie Borg | Jan 31, 2019 | Antimicrobial Resistance | Publications
DOWNLOAD SUMMARY DOWNLOAD COUNTRY FILES DOWNLOAD FULL STUDY As the World Health Organization announces Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) as one of the top ten global health risks for 2019 and the years to come, time for action is running out. Failing to take immediate,...
