#AntimicrobialResistance or AMR occurs when bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites no longer respond to antimicrobial medicines such as antibiotics. A leader in the fight against #AMR in the Asia-Pacific region, Japan 🇯🇵 highlights some key lessons from their AMR response in a document launched this week at the 7th Tokyo AMR One Health Conference: 👇
🔹embedding the AMR response in health systems strengthening,
🔹generating high-quality surveillance data,
🔹and safeguarding antimicrobial supply chains
Download the 🆕 publication developed by the National Center for Global Health and Medicine @NCGM1868 in collaboration with @WHO: https://t.co/VivkiEr6L0
.@DenverHealthMed's Funky Bug session, "Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome (SFTS) Virus," is Nov. 14 at 4 pm MT, with Dr. Masayuki Saijo, MD, PhD, Director-General for the Medical Affairs & Public Health, Sapporo City Health & Welfare Bureau: https://t.co/zXwa31Xknd
Thanks @MHLWitter @MHLWitter_en for inviting me to the present the work of @CARB_X at the Tokyo #AMR One-Health Conference.
We look forward to working more closely with Japan and other governments in the Asia-Pacific region after the event.
@yasu_shio@lukenorioom
Through the experience of COVID-19, we have learned that a robust IPC system is needed. What is written here will also help other countries to plan and build their IPC systems.https://t.co/5osvYdRWRg