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...
By Rose Gallagher MBE, Professional Lead Infection Prevention & Control, Royal College of Nursing and EPHA Scientific Advisor on Antimicrobial Resistance There’s no doubt that awareness of antimicrobial resistance is increasing – within civil society,...
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...
Invest and Protect Sustainable financing to tackle AMR 7 May 2019 09:15 - 13:15 Brussels Organised by the European Public Health Alliance in partnership with the European Economic and Social Committee, under the patronage of the Romanian Presidency of the...
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...
