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Antimicrobial resistance (AMR)

is the ability of bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites to resist medicines, causing untreatable infections and increasing the risk of disease spread, severe illness, and death.

Misuse and overuse

of antimicrobials to promote animal growth and to prevent diseases, creates resistance against drugs (in animals and in humans consuming these animals), along with the pollution of the environment.

Post-Antibiotic Era

“If current trends continue unabated, there will be a post-antibiotic era: an end to modern medicine. Things as common as strep throat or a child’s scratch knee could once again, kill” (Dr Margaret Chan, Director-General of WHO, 2012).

Samantha, a 17-year-old, was admitted to the hospital with a virus. The ward had two cases of MRSA, a viciously resistant bacteria. The doctors decided to do a marrow bone biopsy in her hip. After a week, she started
to complain of soreness. She was brought back to the hospital and was
told that she had MRSA in her nose, neck, lungs and the biopsy site.
A few days later, she stopped breathing, her kidneys failed,
and she died of major organ failure.

Ms Susan Fallon (Mother)

What is an AMR outbreak?

An AMR outbreak means: there are no more effective antibiotics, to produce 6 new ones will cost 6 billion US$ and 3-4 years, contaminations will increase exponentially, and transmissions will occur as fast or faster than the Covid-19 pandemic.

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700.000+

Deaths annually due to AMR, based on incomplete statistics.

10 million

Estimated deaths per year due to AMR by 2050.

$100 trillion

will be lost in economic output by 2050.

73%

of all antibiotics are used in animal husbandry

700.000+

Deaths annually due to AMR, based on incomplete statistics.

10 million

Estimated deaths per year due to AMR by 2050.

$100 trillion

will be lost in economic output by 2050.

73%

of all antibiotics are used in animal husbandry

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Our Blog

AMR is one of the greatest challenges to global health in our lifetime. This issue will change how we treat even common infections and have implications for the foods we consume every day. The longer we remain inactive, the more this problem compounds.

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New studies

Ghanaian Hospitals Are Violated by Emerging Superbugs

01.03.2023

Hospital Can Make Us Sicker When we are sick, the hospital should be a safe haven where we can get…

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Farming

Pig breeding without antibiotics – a successful example from Ukraine

20.10.2022

Despite the devastating war in Ukraine the country’s farmers continue to try and keep their businesses up and running insofar…

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Policy

No more wake-up calls: AMR is now the leading cause of death worldwide

25.01.2022

1.3 million deaths due to antibiotic-resistant bacteria No more wake-up calls: AMR is now the leading cause of death worldwide…

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New studies

Ghanaian Hospitals Are Violated by Emerging Superbugs

01.03.2023

Hospital Can Make Us Sicker When we are sick, the hospital should be a safe haven where we can get…

READ MORE
Farming

Pig breeding without antibiotics – a successful example from Ukraine

20.10.2022

Despite the devastating war in Ukraine the country’s farmers continue to try and keep their businesses up and running insofar…

READ MORE
Policy

No more wake-up calls: AMR is now the leading cause of death worldwide

25.01.2022

1.3 million deaths due to antibiotic-resistant bacteria No more wake-up calls: AMR is now the leading cause of death worldwide…

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Testimonials

People are affected by AMR every day. Read accounts of their experiences here.

John Carr

- John Carr (BVSc, PhD, DPM, DiplECPHM, MRCVS) Worldwide Consultant to the animal production industry, Australia

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Sirajul Hoque

- Sirajul Hoque, Director of Animal Health Division, Renata Limited, Bangladesh

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John Carr

- John Carr (BVSc, PhD, DPM, DiplECPHM, MRCVS) Worldwide Consultant to the animal production industry, Australia

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Sirajul Hoque

- Sirajul Hoque, Director of Animal Health Division, Renata Limited, Bangladesh

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News

Keep up to date on the latest AMR developments from antibiotic research and development to policy goals set forth by leaders around the world.

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General public

New antibiotic to kill drug-resistant bacteria

04.01.2024

The Guardian has reported a breakthrough in the battle to combat Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR). AMR is widely feared to be…

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European Commissioner for Health Stella Kyriakides
General public

Open Letter to European Commissioner for Health Stella Kyriakides

17.10.2023

On 11 October 2023 the PA International Foundation sent a letter to European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety Dr…

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Global Headlines

Russian aggression in Ukraine contributing to AMR

09.03.2023

The atrocious Russian aggression in Ukraine not only kills tens of thousands of people but also contributes to Antimicrobial Resistance…

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