Government Action

Lord O’Neill’s 10 steps to control AMR, two years on / G20 calls for action

Dear All: About two years ago, Lord Jim O’Neill led the UK AMR review to its 7th and final report and proposed these 10 steps as the fundamental basis for controlling AMR: A massive global public awareness campaign Improve hygiene and prevent the spread of infection Reduce unnecessary use of antimicrobials in agriculture and their dissemination into the environment Improve global surveillance of drug resistance and antimicrobial consumption in humans and animals

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Your vote counts! Support the UN proposal for an AMR-focused Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Indicator

Dear All, Your vote counts! The UN’s Inter-Agency and Expert Group on Sustainable Development Goal Indicators (IAEG-SDGs) is conducting an open consultation on proposals it is considering including in the 2020 Comprehensive Review and is seeking the global community’s comments on these proposals (link to summary web page). The 17 SDGs were adopted in 2015 and are really driving

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G20 declaration – Statements about action on AMR

Dear All: ​The G20 have released a declaration in which they specifically discuss their intent around AMR. See below a link to their .pdf on line. Here’s the key bit (bottom of page 8, top of page 9). I’ve both highlighted some key phrases and done some formatting to make it easier to read: Combatting

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New European Action Plan on AMR

Dear All: ​An updated European One Health Action Plan on AMR was released today. See links and text excerpts below my signature. The plan builds on the 2011-2016 Action Plan on AMR and foresees more than 75 actions built on three main pillars. Here’s a Table of Contents excerpt that gives you a quick overview: 1.

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