antimicrobial resistance

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explore our policy work on amr

the threat of antimicrobial resistance (amr) has now been recognised globally and it is estimated that 10 million people a year will die due to antimicrobial resistance by 2050 if no urgent action is taken. explore more of the 英格兰vs美国谁会赢? ’s policy work on antimicrobial resistance below.

knocking out amr

  • nap survey

    in response to the uk’s latest five-year amr national action plan (nap), “confronting antimicrobial resistance”, the 英格兰vs美国谁会赢? launched a survey to gather feedback and insights from the microbiology community regarding the content of the nap. read the full survey results here.

  • a roadmap for tackling amr

    the 英格兰vs美国谁会赢? is committed to engaging with policymakers and the media to communicate the expert opinion of the community. read our knocking out amr policy briefing here.

 

consultation responses 

 

briefings 

  • antimicrobial resistance in the uk: therapeutics and vaccines

    antimicrobial resistance (amr) is an urgent and devastating global health crisis that threatens our healthcare systems, economies, the environment and animal health. microbiologists across the world are leading the way by working on new innovative solutions to amr, including developing novel therapeutics and vaccines.

  • antimicrobial resistance in the uk: diagnostics and surveillance

    antimicrobial resistance (amr) is an urgent and devastating global health crisis that threatens our healthcare systems, economies, the environment and animal health. microbiologists across the world are leading the way by working on new innovative diagnostic solutions to amr.

  • a sustainable future: antimicrobial resistance policy report

    the current landscape of amr research in the uk and ireland is highly active and expansive. however, the challenge is significant and some aspects of the research must be augmented in order to provide new solutions to infections caused by antimicrobial-resistant organisms.

  • antimicrobial resistance explainer

    in 2015 the united nations (un) adopted the sustainable development goals (sdgs), a set of targets for the world to achieve by 2030. amr is a very real threat to achieving the un sdgs, particularly those associated with poverty, food production, the environment and sustainable economic growth.

 

position statements 

  • lespar response to who global action plan on antimicrobial resistance (2015)

    the learned society partnership on antimicrobial resistance (lespar), which comprises the 英格兰vs美国谁会赢? , royal society of chemistry, biochemical society, society for applied microbiology, british society for antimicrobial chemotherapy and royal society of biology, published a statement in response to the approval of the world health organization global action plan on amr.

 

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