
Antimicrobial resistance - World Health Organization (WHO)
Nov 21, 2023 · Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) occurs when bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites change over time and no longer respond to medicines making infections harder to …
Antimicrobial resistance - World Health Organization (WHO)
Sep 30, 2025 · Antimicrobial resistance Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) threatens the effective prevention and treatment of an ever-increasing range of infections caused by bacteria, …
World Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2025
Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) occurs when bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites no longer respond to antimicrobial agents. As a result of drug resistance, antibiotics and other …
Antimicrobial resistance WPRO - World Health Organization (WHO)
Feb 7, 2024 · Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) happens when microorganisms (such as bacteria, fungi, viruses, and parasites) change when they are exposed to antimicrobial drugs (such as …
Antimicrobial resistance - World Health Organization (WHO)
Sep 19, 2024 · Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) occurs when microorganisms no longer respond to antimicrobial medicines. There are different types of antimicrobials, which work against …
Our Work | Antimicrobial resistance
Antimicrobial resistance is being driven by the inappropriate use of antimicrobials in human and animal health, in food production systems, and through environmental contamination.
WHO publishes the WHO Medically Important Antimicrobials List …
Feb 8, 2024 · The responsible and prudent use of antimicrobials needs to be improved in all sectors - human, animal, plant/crop, and environment - to preserve their public health benefits. …
Global antibiotic resistance surveillance report 2025: summary
Oct 13, 2025 · Overview Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a growing threat to global health, undermining the effectiveness of life-saving treatments and placing populations at heightened …
Better use of vaccines could reduce antibiotic use by 2.5 billion …
Oct 10, 2024 · A new report by the World Health Organization (WHO) finds that vaccines against 24 pathogens could reduce the number of antibiotics needed by 22% or 2.5 billion defined …
Turning the tide in Japan’s fight against antimicrobial resistance
Feb 28, 2025 · Japan has made significant progress in combating antimicrobial resistance (AMR) over the past two decades. Initially, inadequate infection control measures led to widespread …