Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a significant and growing threat to human health. A recent United Nations General Assembly declaration highlights that those in need must have sustained access to effective treatments. In the absence of a reliable supply of new drugs, pressure on existing drugs can be reduced by minimising demand. Routes to reducing demand include: promotion of WASH (access to clean water, sanitation and hygiene) and Universal Health Coverage (UHC); improved infection control in health care settings; and continued efforts to curtail drug use in agriculture. This is a One Health strategy, requiring coordinated action across the human, livestock and environmental sectors.
BT - Science in One Health DO - 10.1016/j.soh.2024.100082 LA - ENG M3 - Article N2 -Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a significant and growing threat to human health. A recent United Nations General Assembly declaration highlights that those in need must have sustained access to effective treatments. In the absence of a reliable supply of new drugs, pressure on existing drugs can be reduced by minimising demand. Routes to reducing demand include: promotion of WASH (access to clean water, sanitation and hygiene) and Universal Health Coverage (UHC); improved infection control in health care settings; and continued efforts to curtail drug use in agriculture. This is a One Health strategy, requiring coordinated action across the human, livestock and environmental sectors.
PB - Elsevier BV PY - 2024 SP - 1 EP - 4 T2 - Science in One Health TI - One Health approaches to tackling antimicrobial resistance UR - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2949704324000210/pdfft?md5=fc4cf62beabeaebff7ae37b1012daec8&pid=1-s2.0-S2949704324000210-main.pdf VL - 3 SN - 2949-7043 ER -