Antimicrobial multidrug resistance in the era of COVID-19: a forgotten plight?
30 January 2021
In this paper, main AMR countermeasures are revisited and priorities to tackle the issue are re-iterated. The need for collaboration is stressed, acknowledging the relationship between human health, animal health and environment (“One Health” approach). Among the stated priorities, the initiative by the European Medicines Regulatory Network to further strengthen the measures in combatting AMR is highlighted. Likewise, it is asserted that other emerging health threats require global collaboration with the One Health approach offering a valuable blueprint for action.
Further reading: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
Author(s): Eric Pelfrene, Radu Botgros & Marco Cavaleri
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