National action plan to combat antimicrobial resistance in Taiwan

National action plan to combat antimicrobial resistance in Taiwan.

Antibiotic-resistant microorganisms continue to emerge and spread. Antimicrobial resistance is one of the three major challenges in patient safety. In 2011, the World Health Organization designated “Combat antimicrobial resistance” as the theme for World Health Day, stating “no action today, no cure tomorrow.” We need to actively confront the issue of antimicrobial resistance. Antimicrobial res...

Antimicrobial resistance: from global agenda to national strategic plan, Thailand

PROBLEM In Thailand, antimicrobial resistance has formed a small component of national drug policies and strategies on emerging infectious diseases. However, poor coordination and a lack of national goals and monitoring and evaluation platforms have reduced the effectiveness of the corresponding national actions. APPROACH On the basis of local evidence and with the strong participation of rel...

Novel Strategies to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance

Infectious diseases form the major health-care burden for the developing world and antimicrobials prove to be the magical drugs to combat this. The discovery of antimicrobial agents was boon for the global health-care system and the wonderful cure by antimicrobials shifted the disease trends from infectious to life-style diseases in the developed world. Sudden appearance of the antimicrobial re...

The World Health Organization Global Action Plan for antimicrobial resistance.

The new UK antimicrobial resistance strategy and action plan.