Expanding antimicrobial resistance surveillance in the WHO European Region: 10 years of the CAESAR Network

Overview

The Central Asian and European Surveillance of Antimicrobial Resistance (‎CAESAR)‎ network has contributed to informing the public and policy-makers about the magnitude and the relevance of antimicrobial resistance (‎AMR)‎ for both individuals and health systems. Thanks to close collaboration with European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control and European Surveillance of Antimicrobial Resistance Network, the CAESAR Network is contributing to harmonized AMR reporting across the WHO European Region. In combination, these two networks report surveillance data for almost all 53 Member States in the Region, thereby equipping decision-makers and those tackling AMR with better and more complete data than ever before. Over the past ten years, the CAESAR Network has focused on including and engaging as many countries/areas as possible, to strengthen their capacities and capabilities to undertake effective AMR surveillance.