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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20 January 2025Making sense of sentinels: wildlife as the one health bridge for environmental antimicrobial resistance surveillance
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global One Health crisis caused by human-induced use of antimicrobials in healthcare and agriculture. Wildlife, as reservoirs and disseminators of AMR, can serve as valuable sentinels of the issue. Current surveillance systems focus on clinical and agricultural settings, neglecting the environmental dimension. Integrating wildlife into systematic AMR surveillance and policy […]
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16 January 2025Factors associated with multidrug-resistant organism (MDRO) mortality: an analysis from the national surveillance of multidrug-resistant organism, 2018-2022
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global concern, with an estimated 4.95 million deaths linked to bacterial AMR in 2019. A study conducted at 28 Malaysian hospitals found that 9.6% of patients died overall, while 90.4% survived. Healthcare-acquired infection (HCAI) poses a high risk of mortality, with an adjusted odds ratio of 2.91. The presence of […]
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13 January 2025Bacterial contamination of mobile handwashing stations in hospital settings in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
A study in the Democratic Republic of the Congo found that over one-third of mobile handwashing stations (mHWS) in healthcare facilities were highly contaminated with Gram-negative bacteria. The bacteria were found in water and soap samples from 26 hospitals, with 70.5% of mHWS displaying Gram-negative bacteria. The majority of the bacteria were multi-drug resistant, with […]
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