Raising Awareness

In 1988, the World Health Assembly adopted a resolution which recognizes the public health importance of antimicrobial resistance and urges WHO and its Member States to undertake a number of actions in surveillance, education, and policy development and implementation.

In 2001, the World Health Assembly adopted a resolution which recommends that WHO support its Member States in the implementation of national efforts to contain and prevent resistance to antimicrobials.

Related links

• World Health Assembly adopted a resolution (1998)
• World Health Assembly adopted a resolution (2001)
• WHO fact sheet on antimicrobial resistance
  Describes the causes of antimicrobial resistance; trends; factors that encourage the spread of resistance and the need for a global response.
• Frequently asked questions about antimicrobial resistance
  pdf, 114kb
• Slide show on magnitude and trends of antimicrobial resistance
• Antimicrobial resistance: a global threat
  Special issue of WHO's Essential Drugs Monitor