Everyone can take action to protect their own health and that of others by making better use of antibiotics. In order to raise public awareness of the correct use of these medicines, and therefore of the fight against antibiotic resistance, Santé publique France, the French Ministry of Labour, Health, Solidarity and the Family and the French National Health Insurance (Assurance Maladie) are re-launching the ‘Antibiotics: good care starts with good…

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The latest edition of the PROMISE newsletter is online. This newsletter n°35 for the month of December 2024 offers you the latest news relating to antimicrobial resistance and the One Health global approach, from a perspective of disseminating information. On the program in particular: Featured ‘One Health approach to antibiotic resistance”: presentations and videos from the seminar held on 15 November 2024 are now available Proper use of antibiotics: ‘Les…

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On 15 November 2024, a seminar was held at the Ministry of Ecological Transition and Territorial Cohesion in Paris (Tour Séquoia Auditorium, La Défense). The seminar was co-organised by the PROMISE meta-network, the Société de Pathologie Infectieuse de langue française (SPILF), the SPILF’s Groupe Bon Usage des Antibiotiques and the Centre de Référence en Antibiothérapie PACA (PACATB). The theme of the conference was ‘A One Health approach to antibiotic resistance:…

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Last month, from 18 to 24 November, was World Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week 2024. This month, the festive season is fast approaching. The perfect opportunity to (re)discover ‘Les Minicrobes’ collection of books? ‘Les Minicrobes’ is a collection of 12 stories that explain microbes and infections to children through the adventures of two siblings: Marius and Alice. This collection of children’s books on infectious diseases was launched last year by Dr…

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The latest edition of the PROMISE newsletter is online. This newsletter n°34 for the month of November 2024 offers you the latest news relating to antimicrobial resistance and the One Health global approach, from a perspective of disseminating information. On the program in particular: Featured World AMR Awareness Week 2024: not-to-be-missed information PROMISE x ANEPF: 4 videos to raise public awareness of antibiotic resistance and the One Health approach Some…

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From 18 to 24 November 2024 is World Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week on the theme “Educate. Advocate. Act Now“. Each year, this is an opportunity to raise awareness of the problem of antimicrobial resistance among the general public (and also among professionals in every sector – human, animal and environmental), and to promote best practice in this area. Numerous organisations, institutions and other players took the opportunity to disseminate key…

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PROMISE serves to build interactions between players who usually work in silos, and enables members of the community to share their practices, expertise and knowledge, as well as coordinating their action around 9 priority objectives. Among these objectives, improving communication and awareness of antimicrobial resistance is a key challenge. To mark World Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week 2024, which runs from 18 to 24 November, PROMISE and ANEPF (France’s national association…

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Each year, Santé Publique France produces indicators to estimate trends in the consumption of antibiotics in the outpatient sector in France, which accounts for more than 90% of total consumption of these drugs. Following a gradual downward trend over the last few years and a sharp fall in consumption in 2020, a recovery was observed in 2021 and confirmed in 2022. In 2023, the downward trend observed prior to the…

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An essential report to better understand and act against antibiotic resistance! This is how is presented the report “Surveillance de la consommation d’antibiotiques en établissements d’hébergement pour personnes âgées dépendantes disposant d’une pharmacie à usage intérieur. Mission Spares. Résultats 2020-2022” recently published. As a reminder, the national SPARES mission is one of the 5 missions of RéPIA, the network run by Santé Publique France. This mission monitors two complementary aspects…

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The latest edition of the PROMISE newsletter is online. This newsletter n°33 for the month of October 2024 offers you the latest news relating to antimicrobial resistance and the One Health global approach, from a perspective of disseminating information. On the program in particular: Featured PROMISE 2024 General Meeting: a successful event AMR-Env: ‘3 questions to Nora Navarro-Gonzalez’ to find out more about the network dedicated to antimicrobial resistance in…

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