Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) as a major global public health matter threatening the health of humans and animals, and impacting aspects such as socio-economic development and food safety.

Alarmed by the continued rise of AMR, the excessively high amount of antibiotic use, increase in community and nosocomial infections, and the common low variation of prescription of antibiotics in a given population. 

AMR poses a threat in reducing previous successes in the fight against infectious diseases, which can lead to simple infections becoming potentially life-threatening, increased mortality, prolonged hospital stay and higher medication costs.

Click here to read our Regional Resolution on Antimicrobial Resistance!