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More than 500 participants gathered online on Tuesday 16 March 2021 to learn about the tools and resources that FAO and WHO make available to support countries in establishing and implementing their surveillance and monitoring systems on antimicrobial resistance (AMR). [...]

Entre el 18 de marzo y el 27 de abril de 2021 se realizan talleres virtuales regionales sobre Resistencia a los Antimicrobianos (RAM) en Uruguay. La Organización Panamericana de la Salud y Organización Mundial de la Salud (OPS-OMS), la Organización Mundial de Sanidad Animal [...]

Within Maasai pastoralist communities, milk provides a rich source of nutrients and income, especially for women, and plays a central role in cultural and religious ceremonies. Having milk means having livestock, and having livestock means the continuation of the Maasai [...]

Prominent global leaders in science, industry and government joined today a United Nations effort to fight antimicrobial resistance, described as a slow-moving pandemic by the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu.

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a major global threat of increasing concern to human, animal, plant and environmental health. It has implications for food safety, food security and the economic wellbeing of millions of farming households. The health consequences and economic [...]

26 de noviembre 2020. La Resistencia a los Antimicrobianos (RAM) y el enfoque “Una Salud”, como modelo estratégico de gestión  para contener a esta amenaza sanitaria, reafirma su  relevancia y posicionamiento en la agenda político – internacional, al señalar  los [...]

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) and the World Health Organization (WHO), together form the Tripartite on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR). The Tripartite, in partnership with the European Commission, held a special InfoPoint Conference [...]

The Moscow-based offices of WHO, FAO and OIE joined efforts and hosted the traditional round table on tackling the issue of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR).

Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) is not only responsible for the death of 700 000 people per annum across the world, but also compromises food safety, contaminates soil and water and reduces the effectiveness of medicines and treatment options, the Food and [...]

Durante la Semana Mundial de la Concienciación sobre el uso de los Antimicrobianos 2020 (WAAW,por sus siglas en inglés), FAO comparte con la región de América Latina y el Caribe las herramientas que ha desarrollado en apoyo a la contención de la Resistencia a los Antimicrobianos (RAM) [...]