THE FRENCH APPROACH TO FIGHTING ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE: A CONSTANT AND COORDINATED EFFORT SINCE 2000
Jean Carlet, President, World Alliance against Antibiotic Resistance (Waaar) and Chair, National Task Force on Antibiotic Preservation, France; Anne-Claude Crémieux, Vice Président, National Antibiotic Plan Committee, Moh, France; Christian Brun-Buisson, Ministerial...
“Is that all?” Very little investment needed to save US$ 100 trillion in AMR costs!
An interview with Lord Jim O’Neill, Chair, The Review on Antimicrobial Resistance, by Garance Fannie Upham, Editor, AMR Control Question: The Review on AMR has emerged as a major expertise and advocacy group globally in the movement to face antimicrobial resistance...
The evolution of the global antibiotic resistance partnership
Hellen Gelband, Associate Director for Policy, Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy (CDDEP) The article provides an update on the work the Global Antibiotic Resistance Partnership established by the Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy...
The global definition of responsible antibiotic use: Three highlights
The steep growth in current initiatives aimed at improving antibiotic use and tackling the growing resistance problem could indicate that the tipping point on this major public health threat has been reached.
More shots on goal: towards an innovation ecosystem sufficient for the fight against antimicrobial resistance
Adrian Thomas and Jaak Peeters, Johnson & Johnson Johnson & Johnson is the world’s most broadly based health-care company, with a longstanding commitment to and leadership in innovative technology platforms that advance human health. These include pharmaceuticals,...
Augmented* medicine for all
Fabienne Ostermeyer, International Development Director, Visiomed Group International Imagine if we could treat Mr Smith, 61 years old and suffering from heart failure, before his lungs suddenly fill with water, and avoid bringing him to an emergency room where...
Diagnostics come of age to combat antimicrobial resistance
When discussing antimicrobial resistance (AMR), we often talk about the “pre-antibiotic era” and the coming “post-antibiotic era”.
Risk assessment and risk management of antimicrobial resistance in the environment
Although the environment as a player in antimicrobial resistance (AMR) seems to have finally come to the attention of policymakers and research funds, we are far from implementing cost-effective intervention measures.
The spread of antimicrobial resistance through the food chain and the contribution of the WHO AGISAR expert group to its control
It has been known for a long time that the food chain is a major vector for transmission of pathogenic bacteria to humans through multiple direct or indirect routes, and considerable efforts are made both at national and international levels to control this spread and ensure food safety.
Antibiotics from nature: traditional medicine as a source of new solutions for combating antimicrobial resistance
Nature has served as humankind’s pharmacy for millennia. Indeed, self-medication with natural resources such as plants and fungi has not been restricted to human use alone, but has even been documented in various animals, ranging from insects to primates.
Bacteriophage therapy: current hurdles to successful drug development
Eric Pelfrene, Zigmars Sebris, Ana Cavaleiro Sanches and Marco Cavaleri, European Medicines Agency, London, UK Antibiotic resistance is a growing threat worldwide, prompting the quest for alternative therapeutic measures to be developed. Bacteriophages have been...
Strengthening research and innovation to address the challenge of antimicrobial resistance
Soumya Swaminathan (left), Secretary, Department of Health Research (Ministry of Health & Family Welfare), Government of India and Director General, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and Kamini Walia (right), Division of Epidemiology and Communicable...
Protecting patients with HIV from antimicrobial resistant organisms
Nigel Livesley, Country Director for India for the USAID Applying Science to Strengthen and Improve Systems Project and the Quality and Performance Institute at University Research Co. LLCThe increasing prevalence of antimicrobial resistance, while likely to...
Hospital cleaning, a key element to prevent cross-transmission and amplification of antimicrobial-resistant disease outbreaks
Sandra Malavaud, Head of Infection Control Departments, University-hospital Center of Toulouse-rangueil, and Cancer University Institute-oncopôle, France Pathogenic microorganisms, including those which are multi-resistant to anti-infectious products, can persist,...
The role of water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) in healthcare settings to reduce transmission of antimicrobial resistance
The lack of safe water, functional toilets, and handwashing facilities in healthcare settings poses significant health risks to patients, healthcare workers and nearby communities.
The role of a global hand hygiene programme in supporting infection prevention and antimicrobial resistance control
Claire Kilpatrick (left), Consultant, World Health Organization (WHO) Service Delivery and Safety Department, Infection Prevention and Control Global Unit, Geneva, Switzerland, and Honorary Research Fellow, Imperial College London (Faculty of Medicine) and...
Gearing up to end Tuberculosis: a model for tackling antimicrobial resistance?
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is occurring everywhere in the world, compromising our ability to treat infectious diseases, including HIV, tuberculosis (TB) and malaria, as well as undermining many other advances in health and medicine.
National strategies for the control of antimicrobial resistance: the Hellenic challenge
Flora Kontopidou, Head of the Antimicrobial Resistance Office, Hellenic Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Greece Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global public health threat with significant social and financial implications. For Greece, the challenge is...
The global definition of responsible antibiotic use: the drive-ab project
Antibiotic use is a proven cause of antimicrobial resistance. Using antibiotics in a more appropriate and responsible way is of crucial importance, if we want to avoid the risk of being unable to treat certain bacterial infections in the near future.
Kenya’s adoption of an electronic tuberculosis surveillance system
As countries struggle to improve on tuberculosis (TB) surveillance, challenges are increasingly being seen in real-time surveillance and reporting on MDR- and XDR-TB.