Launch of Action Plan against Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)

Further information:

This Action Plan is underpinned by a One Health approach that addresses resistance in both humans and animals and it was announced in October 2016. It build on the first AMR Action Plan which ran from 2011 to 2016. It draws on the recommendations of an independent external evaluation and views of stakeholders gathered through a public consultation.

The Plan foresees more than 75 actions built on three main pillars:

+ Making the EU a best-practice region
+ Boosting research, development and innovation
+ Shaping the global agenda

In parallel, the Commission also adopted the first deliverable of this plan: a set of EU Guidelines on the prudent use of antimicrobials in human health.

The European Commission put forward on 29 June 2017 its new Action Plan to tackle Antimicrobal Resistance (AMR).

It sets out a comprehensive framework for more extensive action to reduce the emergence and spread of AMR and to increase the development and availability of new effective antimicrobials inside and outside the European Union.

• Primary Source

European Commission: DG Communication: MEMO/17/1723, 29.06.17: New EU Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance - Questions and Answers http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-17-1723_en.htm

EurActiv, 29.06.17: Commission seeks ‘measurable goals’ in new antimicrobial resistance plan http://www.euractiv.com/section/health-consumers/news/commission-seeks-measurable-goals-in-new-antimicrobial-resistance-plan/

European Commission: DG Health and Food Safety: EU Guidelines for the prudent use of antimicrobials in human health [PDF] https://ec.europa.eu/health/amr/sites/amr/files/amr_guidelines_prudent_use_en.pdf

ESO: Background information: More action needed on antibiotic resistance [EPRS At a Glance, November 2016] http://www.europeansources.info/record/more-action-needed-on-antibiotic-resistance/

ESO: Background information: Spotlight on Antimicrobial Resistance [Chatham House Audio, September 2016] http://www.europeansources.info/record/spotlight-on-antimicrobial-resistance/

EPHA: Statement, 29.06.17: New EU Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance advances One Health vision, but falls short on concrete action https://epha.org/eu-action-plan-amr-2017-no-concrete-action/

EP: EPRS: Study, November 2017: Workshop on 'Stronger Bacteria. Weaker Antimicrobial. 1000000 deaths in EU by 2050. An Urgent Strong Antimicrobial Action Plan', Brussels, September 2017 http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/STUD/2017/614187/IPOL_STU(2017)614187_EN.pdf

ESO: Key Source: Antimicrobial resistance http://www.europeansources.info/record/website-antimicrobial-resistance-3/

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