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...
Guest article by David Garrahy – World Animal Protection Human health and well-being are intrinsically linked to animal health and welfare. The interconnectedness of both in a healthy environment is the key concept of the One Health policy approach that the European...
Guest article by Jens Jäger – Delegate for Health Research at the Helmholtz Office in Brussels. Twitter: @JensJot. Knowledge is power – an old saying with tremendous meaning today. In the fight against antimicrobial resistances (AMR), this becomes particularly evident...
This month’s newsletter shines a light on antimicrobial resistance (AMR), the global public health crisis recently reported as responsible for 1.27 million global deaths per year. Sadly, AMR is a major concern for health professionals, who are already struggling to...
On the 19th of April, the European Commission published a draft list of antimicrobials to be reserved for human health, based on the European Medicines Agency’s recommendation. The list has been severely criticized because its implementation may compromise the...