Effective Surveillance
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR)
AMR develops when bacteria, fungi or viruses are exposed to antibiotics, antifungals or antivirals. As a result, the antimicrobials become ineffective and infections may persist. In addition, medical interventions including surgery, chemotherapy and stem cell therapy may become impossible.
AMR is considered the biggest global threat of Health and Food Safety.
AMR Insights
For Officers at authorities, ministries, international organisations and NGO’s who wish to prevent the further global spreading of Antimicrobial resistance, AMR Insights offers selected, global information and data, specific education and extensive networking and partnering opportunities.
AMR Insights is for:
- Senior officials and (top) civil servants at national authorities
- Policy Officers at Ministries
- Civil servants at regional authorities
- Senior officials at international organizations
- Senior officials at NGO’s
Latest Topics
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16 April 2025EBRD engagement in global efforts to curb antimicrobial resistance
The EBRD, a multilateral development bank, has been working to address Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) and proposes to increase its engagement with stakeholders and regions. AMR is primarily accelerated by misuse and overuse of antibiotics, development challenges, and anthropological disruptions. It impacts human, animal, plant, and ecosystem health, incurring economic costs in healthcare spending, lost productivity, […]
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16 April 2025The WHO Bacterial Priority Pathogens List 2024: a prioritisation study to guide research, development, and public health strategies against antimicrobial resistance
The 2024 WHO Bacterial Priority Pathogens List (BPPL) aims to improve the prioritization of antibiotic-resistant bacterial pathogens, a key public health tool for preventing and controlling antimicrobial resistance (AMR). The list uses a multicriteria decision analysis framework, scoring 24 antibiotic-resistant bacterial pathogens based on eight criteria. The top-ranked bacterium, carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae, scored 84%, while […]
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16 April 2025Battling antimicrobial resistance: new guidance and insights
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a significant public health threat, with 1·91 million deaths due to AMR bacterial infections projected in 2050. Most AMR infections occur in people over 70 years old, with rates ranging from 13.8 to 175·0 per 100,000 adult population per year. Almost 60% of hospital-associated sepsis episodes are attributed to AMR organisms, […]
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