by European Public Health Alliance | Jan 28, 2022 | Position & Policy Papers, Reports
Achieving deep reductions in farm antibiotics use will require widespread changes in animal husbandry practices towards higher animal welfare, argues a new paper written for EPHA. On 28 January 2022, ambitious rules restricting the use of veterinary antimicrobials...
by European Public Health Alliance | Nov 25, 2021 | Opinion
Guest article by Ber Oomen, Interim Executive Director at the European Specialist Nurses Organsiation (ESNO) During the 2021 World Antimicrobial Awareness Week, the European Specialist Nurses Organisation (ESNO) launched 4 new publications and kicked-off an ambitious...
by European Public Health Alliance | Nov 25, 2021 | Opinion
The 2021 World Antimicrobial Awareness Week (WAAW) provided an excellent opportunity for the MEP Interest Group on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) to connect with citizens across the European Union, and raise awareness about this WHO top priority global health threat. ...
by European Public Health Alliance | Nov 25, 2021 | Opinion
Guest article by Stephanie Kohl, Policy & Advocacy Officer at the European Association of Hospital Pharmacists (EAHP) The theme of this year’s European Antibiotic Awareness Day (EAAD) focused on continuing to keep antibiotics working also in times of a global...
by European Public Health Alliance | Nov 23, 2021 | Position & Policy Papers
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) represents a global health threat, which continues to worsen, despite the emerging realisation of the severity and magnitude of this problem. Furthermore, the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has seen an increase in the use of...