For decades, microbes, in particular bacteria, have become increasingly resistant to various antimicrobials, including antibiotics. The World Health Assembly’s endorsement of the Global Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) in May 2015, and the Political Declaration of the High-Level Meeting of the General Assembly on AMR in September 2017, both recognized AMR as a global…
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the top ten global public health threats, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), and it also affects animals. Since powerful antibiotics are becoming ineffective due to bacterial resistance to antimicrobials, there will be a significant loss of agricultural output that is incorporated into the food chain as well…
This National Action Plan (NAP) on Prevention and Containment of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) presents a situational analysis on AMR in Liberia, describes the One Health Coordination Platform governance system, and defines the objectives, strategic, operational, monitoring, and evaluation plan for AMR. It also maps current and required resources for combating AMR.
