FAO & World Bank Webinar | Antimicrobial Resistance: Nuts and Bolts in Food & Agriculture
Hybrid Event, 20/11/2019
FAO and the World Bank invite you to joint webinar during the World Antibiotic Awareness Week to raise awareness on issue of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in food and agriculture and provide orientation and guidance on practical AMR tools.
Globally, 73 percent of all antimicrobials sold on Earth are used for animals raised for food. This over-reliance not only threatens to public health, but also puts at risk the sustainability of the livestock sector, which millions of farmers depend. Antibiotics, antivirals, antiparasitic agents and antifungals are increasingly ineffective owing to resistance developed through their excessive or inappropriate use, with serious consequences for human and animal health, and possibly for plant health, and negative impacts on food, the environment and the global economy.
Chair
Thomas Pesek Senior Liaison Officer, FAO
Opening remarks
Juan Lubroth, Chief Veterinary Officer, FAO
Speakers
Lina Yu, Animal Health Officer (Antimicrobial Resistance), FAO
Franck Berthe, Senior Livestock Specialist, Agriculture and Food GP, World Bank
Koen Mintiens, Animal Production & AMR Consultant, FAO
How to join the webinar on Wednesday, November 20 from 10 -11 AM ET
External guests may contact Mr. Venkat Ramachandran ([email protected]) to obtain a visitor pass.
Join Using WebEx
Meeting password: msEneUf7
Meeting number: 734 398 758
Video address
[email protected]
External IP: 192.86.102.202 followed by internal dial-in number 55792046
Join Using Phone
Call-in numbers
Toll: 1-650-479-3207
Access code: 734 398 758
Background
Left unchecked, AMR could lead to 10 million death per year. If countries do not act to stop the rise of AMR, its projected economic impact is expected to reach more than US$1 trillion annually after 2030. The world’s poorest people -- those living in low- and middle-income countries or in the increasing areas affected by fragility, conflict and violence -- are especially vulnerable.
All Member States adopted Global Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance, known as AMR, in 2015 through decisions taken at the World Health Assembly (WHA); the FAO Governing Conference; and the World Assembly of OIE Delegates. Currently there are 118 countries having developed a national action plan on AMR. The FAO Action Plan on AMR (2016-2020) addresses four major focus areas:
1. Improve awareness on AMR and related threats;
2. Develop capacity for surveillance and monitoring of AMR and antimicrobial use (AMU) in food and agriculture;
3. Strengthen governance related to AMU and AMR in food and agriculture; and
4. Promote good practices in food and agricultural systems and the prudent use of antimicrobials.
The World Bank has worked on the cost of AMR (Drug-Resistant Infections: A Threat to Our Economic Future, 2017) and its development dimension (Pulling Together to Beat Superbugs: Knowledge and Implementation Gaps in Addressing Antimicrobial Resistance, 2019). On the agriculture side, much remains to be done to reduce the use of antimicrobials and encourage sustainable food systems.