World Health Day – 7 April 2011
Antimicrobial resistance: no action today, no cure tomorrow
WHO
Antimicrobial resistance is not a new problem but one that is becoming more dangerous; urgent and consolidated efforts are needed to avoid regressing to the pre-antibiotic era.
For World Health Day 2011, WHO introduced a six-point policy package to combat the spread of antimicrobial resistance.
News
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Urgent action necessary to safeguard drug treatments
Press release -
Combat drug resistance: no action today means no cure tomorrow
Statement by WHO Director-General, Dr Margaret Chan - Press kit
Videos
Resources for World Health Day
Posters
Support World Health Day 2011
World Health Day in the regions
Articles on antimicrobial resistance
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The WHO policy package to combat antimicrobial resistance
20 April 2011 -
Mobilizing political will to contain antimicrobial resistance
23 February 2011 -
Race against time to develop new antibiotics
24 January 2011 -
Are antibiotics still “automatic” in France?
28 December 2010 -
Containing antimicrobial resistance: a renewed effort
26 November 2010 -
Antimicrobial resistance: revisiting the “tragedy of the commons”
27 October 2010