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Bundesgesundheitsblatt Gesundheitsforschung Gesundheitsschutz
May 2018
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Bundesgesundheitsblatt Gesundheitsforschung Gesundheitsschutz · May 2018
Review[Global and national strategies against antibiotic resistance].
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is increasingly perceived as a global health problem. To tackle AMR effectively, a multisectoral one health approach is needed. We present some of the initiatives and activities at the national and global level that target the AMR challenge. ⋯ Member states endorsed the action plan during the World Health Assembly 2015 and committed themselves to develop national action plans on AMR. The German Antibiotic Resistance Strategy (DART 2020) is based on the main objectives of the global action plan and was revised and published in 2015. Several examples of the implementation of DART 2020 are outlined here.