- “AMR develops when a microorganism (bacteria, fungus, virus or parasite) no
longer responds to a drug to which it was originally sensitive.” - “A post-antibiotic era – in which common infections and minor injuries can kill –
far from being an apocalyptic fantasy, is instead a very real possibility for the
21 st century.” - This WHO report provides as accurate a picture as is presently possible of the
magnitude of AMR and the current state of surveillance globally. Very high rates
of resistance have been observed in all WHO regions in common
bacteria...Overall, surveillance of ABR is neither coordinated nor harmonized.” - Of 194 SHO member states, those providing data on 9 common types of ABR
infections ranged from 92 to 35, with 42 nations providing data on ABR
gonorrhea. - “Globally, 3.6% of new TB cases and 20.2% of previously treated cases are
estimated to have multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB), with much higher rates in
Eastern Europe and central Asia...The 84,000 cases of MDR-TB notified to
WHO in 2012 represented only about 21% of the MDR-TB cases estimated to
have emerged in the world that year.” - “AMR is a global health security threat that requires action across government
sectors and society as a whole. Surveillance that generates reliable data is the
essential foundation of global strategies and public health actions to contain
AMR.”
World Health Organization. (2014). WHO’S first global report on antibiotic resistance
reveals serious, worldwide threat to public health. World Health Organization.
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/releases/2014/amr-report/en/.
- “Antibiotic resistance-when bacteria change so antibiotics no longer work in
people who need them to treat infections-is now a major threat to public health.” - “Effective antibiotics have been one of the pillars allowing us to live longer, live
healthier, and benefit from modern medicine. Unless we take significant actions
to improve efforts to prevent infections and also change how we produce,
prescribe and use antibiotics, the world will lose more and more of these global
public health goods and the implications will be devastating.”
World Health Organization. (2015a). Tuberculosis in the WHO European region.
World Health Organization.
http://www.euro.who.int/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/244743/Fact-sheet,-Tuberculosis-
in -the-WHO-European-Region-Eng.pdf