Forty years ago, the Declaration of Alma-Ata enshrined primary health care as the basic
approach to addressing health needs (1). The social, economic and demographic context of …

Misuse of antibiotics in agriculture, food production, and especially among humans and
animals is the predominant factor in the emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistance …

To bring international attention to a growing public health threat, the World Health
Organization (WHO) selected antimicrobial resistance as the theme for World Health Day …

From the earliest days of antibiotics, scientists have warned that without careful
management of the way these powerful drugs are used, pathogens could quickly develop …

The antimicrobial resistance (AMR) crisis is the increasing global incidence of infectious
diseases affecting the human population, which are untreatable with any known …

WHO Global Strategy for Containment of Antimicrobial Resistance Page 1 WHO/CDS/CSR/DRS/2001.2
DISTR: GENERAL ORIGINAL: ENGLISH WHO Global Strategy for Containment of …

This commentary examines how specific sustainable development goals (SDGs) are
affected by antimicrobial resistance and suggests how the issue can be better integrated into …

Leading experts have declared that the end of the age of antibiotics is imminent and that this
development could undermine the foundation of much of modern medicine and public …

The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that unless the issue of antibiotic
resistance is effectively addressed and contained, the phenomenon has the capacity to …

Summary Each year, an estimated 7· 7 million deaths are attributed to bacterial infections, of
which 4.95 million are associated with drug-resistant pathogens, and 1· 27 million are …