FAO promotes prudent use of antimicrobials across Europe and Central Asia
FAO promotes prudent use of antimicrobials across Europe and Central Asia
For World Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2020 (WAAW), FAO is organizing a series of activities to call attention to this important topic to different audiences of Europe and Central Asia.
At the regional level, FAO will organize on 23 November a high-level webinar jointly with FAO’s tripartite partners, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE). High-level participants from the Tripartite, as well as the European Commission and the Eurasian Economic Commission, will elaborate on the importance of establishing a Regional Tripartite One Health Secretariat to mobilize partners.
The Tripartite organizations encourage countries to strengthen measures to combat antimicrobial resistance and enhance public advocacy for the prudent use of antibiotics in humans and animals and to address the additional challenges posed by the current COVID-19 pandemic. To this end, they offer support to countries in implementing national action plans and advocate for including all relevant partners, initiatives, and foundations across the region to ensure an optimal use of available resources and foster synergies, while avoiding duplication of efforts.
The joint statement of the three partners, ”United in the One Health approach to protect antimicrobials,” can be accessed here.
For World Antimicrobial Awareness Week, FAO will launch an informative leaflet translated into 16 major languages of Europe and Central Asia helping the livestock sector, such as farmers, veterinarians, and veterinary pharmacists understand antimicrobial resistance and antimicrobial residues, as well as providing guidance on how to use less antibiotics and do it more wisely.
Relevant links:
- Antimicrobials: Handle with care
- Registration for the webinar.
- Leaflets in multiple languages on AMR issue in livestock
- International conference on Food Safety Risk Analysis and Antimicrobial Resistance
- Antimicrobial resistance – What you need to know
- Moscow conference aims to unite countries in fight against antimicrobial resistance
- Prudent and efficient use of antimicrobials in pigs and poultry