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 information (reports, publications, articles, tools, videos, etc.) on antimicrobial resistance, the global One Health approach and, more generally, on antimicrobial resistance.
The PROMISE meta-network has compiled a non-exhaustive list of the most important news items for World Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week.
- Ministerial Mission for the Prevention of Infections and Antibiotic Resistance in Human Health (MMPIA)
- Update of a datavisualisation tool for monitoring GPs’ antibiotic prescription practices by the Directorate for Research, Studies, Evaluation and Statistics (DREES) – FR
- Santé Publique France
- Publication of the document ‘Preventing antibiotic resistance: a One Health approach’. – FR
- Publication of the report ‘Antibiotic consumption in primary care in France 2013-2023’ and the associated infographic ‘Antibiotic prescriptions in primary care: stabilisation in 2023’. – FR
- European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)
- Publication of the report “Antimicrobial resistance in the EU/EEA (EARS-Net) – Annual Epidemiological Report 2023“
- Publication of the report “Antimicrobial consumption in the EU/EEA (ESAC-Net) – Annual Epidemiological Report for 2023“
- Publication of the report “Surveillance of antimicrobial resistance in Europe, 2023 data – executive summary“
- See the news “Reducing antimicrobial resistance: accelerated efforts are needed to meet the EU targets“
- Anses
- Publication of the report ‘Surveillance of sales and use of antimicrobial drugs in animals for the year 2023’ – FR
- Publication of the report ‘Réseau d’épidémiosurveillance de l’antibiorésistance des bactéries pathogènes animales (Résapath). Assessment 2023’ – FR
- Institut Pasteur
- Registration opens for MOOC “Resistance to antibacterial agents” (November 15, 2024 – January 13, 2025)
- RéPIA – Mission nationale SPARES
- Publication of the report ‘Surveillance de la consommation d’antibiotiques en établissements d’hébergement pour personnes âgées dépendantes disposant d’une pharmacie à usage intérieur. Spares mission. Results 2020-2022’. – FR
- Publication of the report ‘Antibiotic consumption and bacterial resistance in healthcare establishments. Mission Spares. Results 2023’ – FR
- EU-JAMRAI 2
- European Joint Action on Antimicrobial Resistance and Healthcare Associated Infections #AMRArtMemes campaign
- PROMISE & ANEPF
And let’s not forget the other news of 2024:
- United Nations
- Adoption by Member States of a political declaration for enhanced global action to combat antimicrobial resistance – FR
- Ministries of France
- Publication of the Interministerial Roadmap 2024-2034 ‘Prevention and reduction of antibiotic resistance, combating antimicrobial resistance’. – FR
- Laboratory UMR 1092 RESINFIT
- Launch of the ‘Weekly Digest’, a newsletter in English on antimicrobial resistance and the One Health approach in the EU
- Eduscol
- Update of teaching resources on preventing antibiotic resistance through the ‘One Health’ approach, on the website run by the French Ministry of Education. – FR
- RéPIA – Réseau de Prévention des Infections et de l’Antibiorésistance
- Good use of antibiotics’ page, which lists numerous resources (technical, documentary, etc.) and tools for professionals and the general public – FR
