WHO member states adopt global action plan on antimicrobial resistance.

The plan mentions that ‘In the European Union alone, a subset of drug-resistant bacteria is responsible annually for some 25 000 deaths, with extra healthcare costs and lost productivity due to antimicrobial resistance amounting to at least €1500 million [2].’ The plan provides a framework for national action plans to combat antimicrobial resistance. Through adoption of the plan, WHO member states all agreed to mobilise resources to ensure the plan’s implementation and commit to have national action plans in place by 2017.