Antimicrobial resistance: Multi-stakeholder platform launched to drive collective action, collaboration
- November 23, 2022
- Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
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Antimicrobial resistance: Multi-stakeholder platform launched to drive collective action, collaboration
Subject :Science and Technology
Context-
An Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Multi-stakeholder Partnership Platform (MSPP) was established November 18, 2022 to mark the beginning of the World Antimicrobial Awareness Week (WAAW).
About the Platform-
- Launched by- the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, the UN Environment Programme, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Organisation for Animal Health jointly through a webinar.
- The multi-stakeholder partnership platform is a part of the AMR Global Governance Structures.
- The others in this network are the Global Leaders Group and the Independent Panel on Evidence for Action Against AMR.
- It was recommended by the Interagency Coordination Group (IACG) on AMR in its 2019 report to the UN Secretary General.
The platform is expected to:
- Drive multidisciplinary action at global, regional and national levels through action groups and forming action plans
- Building global momentum and high-level advocacy to combat AMR
- Generating global commitment to use antimicrobials in a responsible and prudent way to ensure antimicrobials will keep their efficacy
Severity of AMR-
- The ‘silent pandemic’ was behind almost five million deaths in 2019, including 1·27 million deaths attributable to bacterial AMR.
- AMR occurs when bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites change over time and no longer respond to medicines.
- This makes infections harder to treat and increases the risk of disease spread, severe illness and death.
- AMR leads to deaths, morbidity, high treatment cost, increased hospital stays and also losses in animal productivity.
- It also threatens food security.
- Misuse and overuse of antibiotics in the food animal production, wastes from factories, households, hospitals and farms are some of the key drivers of AMR.