Efforts to fight Antimicrobial Resistance intensify, but everyone must do his part
by Prof. Benoit Vallet, Director General for Health, Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, France
Antimicrobial resistance has come up to the frontline of international health security concerns over the past decade. The European action plan on AMR has helped to raise awareness about the need to elaborate comprehensive national plans. Still, given the challenge, more efforts have to be made both by EU countries and by key actors beyond the health or medical and scientific field, including the European Union.
It is our belief that each actor in the field of AMR should focus on its main added value to ensure greater coherence in the global movement against microbial resistance. Addressing AMR is everyo
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