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Bookmark or Share- World AMR Awareness Week - World Health Organization (WHO)Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a pressing global health and socioeconomic crisis. It has significant impacts on human and animal health, food production and the environment. Drug-resistant-pathogens pose a threat to everyone, everywhere. Yet, much more can be done to raise public and stakeholder awareness.
- Antimicrobial resistance in Viet Nam - World Health Organization (WHO)Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is the ability of microorganisms, such as bacteria, viruses, fungi or parasites to grow in the presence of a drug that would normally kill them or limit their growth. As a result, normal treatments become ineffective.
- Antimicrobial resistance - World Health Organization (WHO)Antimicrobial resistance is the broader term for resistance in different types of microorganisms and encompasses resistance to antibacterial, antiviral, antiparasitic and antifungal drugs. Antimicrobial resistance occurs naturally but is facilitated by the inappropriate use of medicines, for example using antibiotics for viral infections such ...
- Antimicrobial resistance - World Health Organization (WHO)Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is the ability of pathogens to resist antimicrobial medicines, making infections harder to treat and increasing the risk of death and disability. Learn about the global situation, the drivers and impacts of AMR, and the priorities to address it from WHO.
- Optimizing use of antimicrobial medicines - World Health Organization (WHO)Overuse and misuse of antimicrobials are main drivers of antimicrobial resistance. Since antimicrobials are a precious resource, it is essential that they are only prescribed by qualified healthcare professionals for patients with a confirmed need. For all those patients, high-quality antimicrobials need to be accessible at any time to guarantee an appropriate clinical management. To address ...
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