WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus speaks about the urgent need to tackle antimicrobial resistance (AMR), which is undermining health care globally, and the importance of the World AMR Awareness Week (18 – 24 November).
AMR occurs when bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites no longer respond to antibiotics and other antimicrobial medicines, leading to infections becoming difficult or impossible to treat, increasing the risk of disease spread, severe illness and death.
Key actions to address AMR include: preventing infections; using the right medicines the right way; developing new antibiotics; and reducing the unnecessary use of antimicrobials in health care, agriculture and food production.
Find out more about World AMR Awareness Week and the 2024 theme of “Educate. Advocate. Act now.”: [ Ссылка ]
