Each year, the World Antimicrobial Awareness Week (WAAW) (18 – 24 November) and the European Antibiotic Awareness Day (18 November) represent an opportunity for members of the MEP Interest Group on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) to connect with citizens on this topic....
After at least two years of lockdown restrictions, the European Platform for Roma Inclusion (EPRI) was finally back again this year in physical form. As part of the agenda of the Czech presidency of the Council of the European Union, it was also paired with the...
How can recommended policies be effectively implemented to improve the environments we live in? A question asked by many policymakers, and one that a new set of toolkits from WHO and STOP project hope to answer. On June 16, a new set of toolkits have been published by...
The environment is an important factor in the development, transmission, and spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) to humans, animals, and plants. In 2017, the UN Environment Programme recognised increasing AMR linked to the discharge of drugs and particular...
By Kirsty Douglas – Policy Assistant for Global Public Health Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is an ongoing public health crisis, with a recent report associating bacterial AMR with 4.95 deaths per year worldwide, including 1.27 million attributable deaths. This is a...
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) continues to be a major global health concern, with the latest statistics showing nearly 200 000 deaths were associated with AMR in Europe in 2019 alone. It is imperative that efforts to tackle this issue are realised at every level of...
