Healthy Patients
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR)
AMR develops when bacteria, fungi or viruses are exposed to antibiotics, antifungals or antivirals. As a result, the antimicrobials become ineffective and infections may persist. In addition, medical interventions including surgery, chemotherapy and stem cell therapy may become impossible.
AMR is considered the biggest global threat of Health and Food Safety.
AMR Insights
For Healthcare professionals who wish to prevent Antimicrobial resistance, AMR Insights offers selected, global information and data, specific education and extensive networking and partnering opportunities.
AMR Insights is for:
- Medical Microbiologists, Infectiologists and other specialists
- General Practitioners, Pharmacists
- Infection Prevention Experts and nurses
- Medical Docters and Caretakers in nursing homes
- Managers and Labtechnicians of Microbiological Laboratories.
Latest Topics
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20 November 2025How does antimicrobial resistance impact people with disabilities?
The article explains how antimicrobial resistance (AMR) disproportionately affects people with disabilities, who often face higher vulnerability to infections, reduced access to timely and adequate care, and greater exposure to drivers of resistance (such as poor WASH, institutional living, stigma and poverty). It argues that many disability-related health and social barriers — including physical accessibility, […]
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18 November 2025Education on antimicrobial resistance for the health workforce
The AMR EDUCare Final Dissemination Report outlines how the project raised awareness, engaged stakeholders, and promoted the uptake of its three AMR-focused training modules—on antimicrobial prescribing, waste management, and patient communication—across six EU countries. The materials were developed in English, translated, and nationally accredited, then disseminated through a structured, phased strategy using newsletters, social media, […]
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12 November 2025An urgent call to combat antimicrobial resistance in Sub-Saharan Africa through integrated and innovative solutions
The commentary “An urgent call to combat antimicrobial resistance in Sub-Saharan Africa through integrated and innovative solutions” highlights the rapidly escalating crisis of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in Sub-Saharan Africa, where weak health systems, limited diagnostics, poor surveillance, and unregulated antibiotic use threaten to undermine infection treatment and public health progress. The author stresses that AMR […]
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