Webinar on antimicrobial resistance The importance and increase in the use of antibiotics has lead to the raise of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), raising huge concerns worldwide due to its public and animal health implications. In response, FAO is addressing AMR as a cross-sectoral issue. As part of this response FAO-led LinkTADs and EFFORT, two EU-funded projects, organized a webinar on Surveillance of antimicrobial resistance. This was the second of a series of webinars organized under the framework of LinkTADs after the first one on disease outbreak investigations in October 2014...[Read more]
Antimicrobial Resistance ::: FAO thematic page Antimicrobial drugs play a critical role in the treatment of diseases, their use is essential to protect both human and animal health. However, antimicrobials are often misused for treatment and prevention of diseases in livestock sector, aquaculture as well as crop production. These actions are often associated with the potential risk of emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistant micro-organisms...[Read more]
Upcoming events · Seminar on Global Antimicrobial Use in the Livestock Sector 18 February 2015 (Stockholm, Sweden) · Peste des petits ruminants Workshop 18-20 February2015 (Istanbul, Turkey ) · 1st Workshop on Progressive Control Pathway for FMD Control: Value Chain Analysis 23-26 February 2015 (Nouakchott, Mauritania) Interesting links · The Ecosystem Services for Poverty Alleviation (ESPA) programme January 2015 ::: Newsletter · FAO/SAARC Weekly Animal Disease E-Information Regional Support Unit for Highly Pathogenic and Emerging Diseases (HPEDs) for SAARC countries (Kathmandu, Nepal) |