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WHO policy guidance on integrated antimicrobial stewardship activities

World Health Organization WHO (2021) CC

Member States have requested WHO policy guidance on how to facilitate the implementation of national AMS activities in an integrated and programmatic approach. This policy guidance responds to that demand from Member States and is anchored in public health guiding principles in the human health sector. It aims to provide a set of evidence-based and pragmatic recommendations to drive comprehensive and integrated AMS activities under the purview of a central national coordination unit, National AMR steering or coordinating committees or other equivalent national authorities. Available in English, French, Spanish, Russian, Arabic, Chines

Tags: antimicrobial stewardship, guidance, Public health,

Source: https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/3

Antimicrobial Resistance, Fueled by the COVID-19 Pandemic

Pan American Health Organisation PAHO (2021) C_WHO

Policy Brief November 2021 Available in English, Spanish and Portuguese The COVID-19 pandemic has fueled the ongoing antimicrobial resistance (AMR) global crisis due to the increase in the use of antibiotics to treat COVID-19 patients, disruptions to infection prevention and control practices in overwhelmed health systems, and diversion of human and financial resources away from monitoring and responding to AMR threats. Moreover, AMR is likely to have caused more COVID-19 deaths, as secondary bacterial infections can worsen the outcome of severe and critical COVID-19 illness. Therefore, it is more urgent than ever to prioritize efforts towards AMR containment and support countries to improve the detection, characterization and rapid response to emerging AMR

Tags: Antimicrobial resistance, COVID-19, Americas, antibiotic resistance,

Source: https://iris.paho.org/handle/10665.2/558

Monitoring global progress on antimicrobial resistance: Tripartite AMR country self-assessment survey (TrACSS) 2019-2020

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO

The Tripartite AMR Country Self-Assessment Survey (TrACSS) helps to monitor country progress on the implementation of AMR national actions plans and has been administered on an annual basis by the Tripartite organizations (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) and World Health Organization (WHO)) since 2016. This report analyzes the global responses on the fourth round of TrACSS (2019-2020) and examines the global trends and actions towards addressing AMR in all sectors. Complete country and global responses to all rounds of the survey can be accessed through the TrACSS database: https://amrcountryprogress.org/

Tags: AMR, OneHealth, global progress, Analysis,

Source: https://apps.who.int/iris/rest/bitstream

African Union; Africa CDC Centres for Disease Control and Prevention; World Health Organization WHO, et al. (2021) CC

Reports of antimicrobial-resistant (AMR) microorganisms are increasing globally, threatening to render existing treatments ineffective against many infectious diseases. In Africa, AMR has already been documented to be a problem for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and the pathogens that cause malaria, tuberculosis (TB), typhoid, cholera, meningitis, gonorrhoea and dysentery. Recognizing the urgent need for action, the 2016 United Nations (UN) General Assembly approved a resolution to ensure sustained and effective global action to address AMR

Tags: AMR, framework, strategy, Antimicrobial resistance, control,

Source: https://africacdc.org/download/african-u

Guía rápida de TAP. Manual práctico para la adaptación de intervenciones a medida contra la resistencia a los antimicrobianos

Organización Mundial de la Salud OMS OPS (2021) C_WHO

Esta guía rápida sobre la adaptación de los programas de resistencia a los antimicrobianos (TAP, por su sigla en inglés) se ha elaborado para ayudar los países a iniciar y ejecutar proyectos para enfrentar la propagación de la resistencia a los antimicrobianos en sus territorios. La resistencia a los antimicrobianos es un problema complejo, con muchos factores que afectan su aparición y propagación, por lo que resulta difícil abordarlo. La guía rápida del proceso de TAP está diseñada para ayudar a los grupos de trabajo de TAP a nivel nacional a aplicar un enfoque de estudio del comportamiento para formular intervenciones apropiadas y factibles a fin de comenzar a combatir la resistencia a los antimicrobianos en sus contextos. La guía proporciona un panorama general de la resistencia a los antimicrobianos y el proceso de TAP, y conduce a los usuarios a lo largo de cinco etapas para evaluar la factibilidad, adquirir una comprensión referencial de los problemas, priorizar los temas que han de tratarse, formular estrategias y ejecutar y evaluar las intervenciones. La guía viene acompañada del Conjunto de Herramientas de TAP. Ejercicios, herramientas y plantillas para facilitar su plan de intervenciones a medida contra la resistencia a los antimicrobianos, que contiene ejercicios y recursos para facilitar cada etapa de formulación del proyecto

Tags: Communicable diseases, AMR, manual, Antimicrobial resistance, OPS,

Source: https://iris.paho.org/handle/10665.2/556

The State of the World’s Antibiotics Report 2021

Siriam, A.; et al. The Center For Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy CDDEP (2021) CC

A Global Analysis of Antimicrobial Resistance and Its Drivers. Since the first State of the World’s Antibiotics report in 2015, antimicrobial resistance has leveled off in some high-income countries but continues to rise in many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), where access to antibiotics has risen with increases in gross domestic product per capita. Per capita antibiotic consumption in LMICs is lower than in high-income countries, despite a higher infectious disease burden; however, consumption rates are rapidly converging. These trends reflect both better access to antibiotics for those who need them and increases in inappropriate antibiotic use

Tags: antibiotics, Report, antimicrobial stewardship, Antimicrobial resistance, dashboard, country data,

Source: https://cddep.org/wp-content/uploads/202

Conjunto de Herramientas de TAP. Ejercicios, herramientas y plantillas para facilitar su plan de intervenciones a medida contra la resistencia a los antimicrobianos

Organización Mundial de la Salud OMS OPS (2021) C_WHO

La resistencia a los antimicrobianos es un problema complejo que requiere soluciones únicas adaptadas a cada país. Este conjunto de herramientas de adaptación de los programas de resistencia a los antimicrobianos (TAP, por su sigla en inglés) los ayudará a iniciar y ejecutar proyectos para enfrentar la propagación de la resistencia a los antimicrobianos en sus territorios. Los ejercicios y recursos presentados corresponden a cada una de las etapas descritas en la Guía rápida: Manual práctico para la adaptación de intervenciones a medida contra la resistencia a los antimicrobianos, y deben ser utilizados por un grupo de trabajo de TAP

Tags: Communicable diseases, Antimicrobial resistance, AMR, toolkit, interventions, Latin America and the Caribbean,

Source: https://iris.paho.org/handle/10665.2/556

Antimicrobial Resistance and the Climate Crisis

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO

Information note of the Global Leaders Group on Antimicrobial Resistance. Available in English, French, Spanish, Russian, Chinese and Arabic

Tags: climate change, Antimicrobial resistance, AMR,

Source: https://www.amrleaders.org/resources/m/i

Protocol for Enhanced Isolate-Level Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance in the Americas. Primary Phase: Bloodstream Infections

Pan American Health Organisation PAHO (2021) C_WHO

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) surveillance plays an important role in the early detection of resistant strains of public health importance and prompt response to outbreaks in hospitals and the community. Surveillance findings are needed to inform medical practice, antibiotic stewardship, and policy and interventions to combat AMR. Appropriate use of antimicrobials, informed by surveillance, improves patients’ treatment outcomes and reduces the emergence and spread of AMR. This protocol describes the steps and procedures to establish/enhance AMR surveillance in Latin America and the Caribbean

Tags: AMR, antimicrobial, Antimicrobial resistance, response plan, antibiotic stewardship, antibiotic resistance, antibiotic awarness, Latin America, Caribbean Region,

Source: https://iris.paho.org/bitstream/handle/1

Protocolo para el fortalecimiento de la vigilancia de la resistencia a los antimicrobianos basada en aislamientos en las Américas. Primera fase: hemocultivos

Pan American Health Organisation PAHO (2021) C_WHO

La vigilancia de la resistencia a los antimicrobianos (RAM) desempeña un papel importante en la detección temprana de cepas resistentes que revisten gran importancia para la salud pública, así como en la respuesta rápida a los brotes en los hospitales y en la comunidad. Los resultados de la vigilancia son necesarios para fundamentar la práctica médica, la administración de antibióticos, y las políticas e intervenciones para combatir la RAM. El uso apropiado de antimicrobianos, fundamentado en la vigilancia, mejora los resultados del tratamiento de los pacientes y reduce la aparición y propagación de la RAM

Tags: AMR, antimicrobial, Antimicrobial resistance, response plan, antibiotic stewardship, antibiotic resistance, antibiotic awarness, Latin America, Caribbean Region, vigilância, pharmacovigilance, resistencia, resistencia a los antimicrobianos,

Source: https://iris.paho.org/bitstream/handle/1

	WHO policy guidance on integrated antimicrobial stewardship activities World Health Organization WHO (2021) CC View PDF(17) Download (19) Add to my MEDBOX Member States have requested WHO policy guidance on how to facilitate the implementation of national AMS activities in an integrated and programmatic approach. This policy guidance responds to that demand from Member States and is anchored in public health guiding principles in the human health sector. It aims to provide a set of evidence-based and pragmatic recommendations to drive comprehensive and integrated AMS activities under the purview of a central national coordination unit, National AMR steering or coordinating committees or other equivalent national authorities. Available in English, French, Spanish, Russian, Arabic, Chines Tags: antimicrobial stewardship, guidance, Public health, Source: https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/3
	Antimicrobial Resistance, Fueled by the COVID-19 Pandemic Pan American Health Organisation PAHO (2021) C_WHO Open external link (21) Add to my MEDBOX Policy Brief November 2021 Available in English, Spanish and Portuguese The COVID-19 pandemic has fueled the ongoing antimicrobial resistance (AMR) global crisis due to the increase in the use of antibiotics to treat COVID-19 patients, disruptions to infection prevention and control practices in overwhelmed health systems, and diversion of human and financial resources away from monitoring and responding to AMR threats. Moreover, AMR is likely to have caused more COVID-19 deaths, as secondary bacterial infections can worsen the outcome of severe and critical COVID-19 illness. Therefore, it is more urgent than ever to prioritize efforts towards AMR containment and support countries to improve the detection, characterization and rapid response to emerging AMR Tags: Antimicrobial resistance, COVID-19, Americas, antibiotic resistance, Source: https://iris.paho.org/handle/10665.2/558
	Monitoring global progress on antimicrobial resistance: Tripartite AMR country self-assessment survey (TrACSS) 2019-2020 World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO View PDF(15) Download (11) Add to my MEDBOX The Tripartite AMR Country Self-Assessment Survey (TrACSS) helps to monitor country progress on the implementation of AMR national actions plans and has been administered on an annual basis by the Tripartite organizations (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) and World Health Organization (WHO)) since 2016. This report analyzes the global responses on the fourth round of TrACSS (2019-2020) and examines the global trends and actions towards addressing AMR in all sectors. Complete country and global responses to all rounds of the survey can be accessed through the TrACSS database: https://amrcountryprogress.org/ Tags: AMR, OneHealth, global progress, Analysis, Source: https://apps.who.int/iris/rest/bitstream
	African Union Framework for Antimicrobial Resistance Control 2020–2025 African Union; Africa CDC Centres for Disease Control and Prevention; World Health Organization WHO, et al. (2021) CC View PDF(9) Download (8) Add to my MEDBOX Reports of antimicrobial-resistant (AMR) microorganisms are increasing globally, threatening to render existing treatments ineffective against many infectious diseases. In Africa, AMR has already been documented to be a problem for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and the pathogens that cause malaria, tuberculosis (TB), typhoid, cholera, meningitis, gonorrhoea and dysentery. Recognizing the urgent need for action, the 2016 United Nations (UN) General Assembly approved a resolution to ensure sustained and effective global action to address AMR Tags: AMR, framework, strategy, Antimicrobial resistance, control, Source: https://africacdc.org/download/african-u
	Guía rápida de TAP. Manual práctico para la adaptación de intervenciones a medida contra la resistencia a los antimicrobianos Organización Mundial de la Salud OMS OPS (2021) C_WHO View PDF(5) Download (5) Add to my MEDBOX Esta guía rápida sobre la adaptación de los programas de resistencia a los antimicrobianos (TAP, por su sigla en inglés) se ha elaborado para ayudar los países a iniciar y ejecutar proyectos para enfrentar la propagación de la resistencia a los antimicrobianos en sus territorios. La resistencia a los antimicrobianos es un problema complejo, con muchos factores que afectan su aparición y propagación, por lo que resulta difícil abordarlo. La guía rápida del proceso de TAP está diseñada para ayudar a los grupos de trabajo de TAP a nivel nacional a aplicar un enfoque de estudio del comportamiento para formular intervenciones apropiadas y factibles a fin de comenzar a combatir la resistencia a los antimicrobianos en sus contextos. La guía proporciona un panorama general de la resistencia a los antimicrobianos y el proceso de TAP, y conduce a los usuarios a lo largo de cinco etapas para evaluar la factibilidad, adquirir una comprensión referencial de los problemas, priorizar los temas que han de tratarse, formular estrategias y ejecutar y evaluar las intervenciones. La guía viene acompañada del Conjunto de Herramientas de TAP. Ejercicios, herramientas y plantillas para facilitar su plan de intervenciones a medida contra la resistencia a los antimicrobianos, que contiene ejercicios y recursos para facilitar cada etapa de formulación del proyecto Tags: Communicable diseases, AMR, manual, Antimicrobial resistance, OPS, Source: https://iris.paho.org/handle/10665.2/556
	The State of the World’s Antibiotics Report 2021 Siriam, A.; et al. The Center For Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy CDDEP (2021) CC View PDF(17) Download (28) Add to my MEDBOX A Global Analysis of Antimicrobial Resistance and Its Drivers. Since the first State of the World’s Antibiotics report in 2015, antimicrobial resistance has leveled off in some high-income countries but continues to rise in many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), where access to antibiotics has risen with increases in gross domestic product per capita. Per capita antibiotic consumption in LMICs is lower than in high-income countries, despite a higher infectious disease burden; however, consumption rates are rapidly converging. These trends reflect both better access to antibiotics for those who need them and increases in inappropriate antibiotic use Tags: antibiotics, Report, antimicrobial stewardship, Antimicrobial resistance, dashboard, country data, Source: https://cddep.org/wp-content/uploads/202
	Conjunto de Herramientas de TAP. Ejercicios, herramientas y plantillas para facilitar su plan de intervenciones a medida contra la resistencia a los antimicrobianos Organización Mundial de la Salud OMS OPS (2021) C_WHO View PDF(4) Download (5) Add to my MEDBOX La resistencia a los antimicrobianos es un problema complejo que requiere soluciones únicas adaptadas a cada país. Este conjunto de herramientas de adaptación de los programas de resistencia a los antimicrobianos (TAP, por su sigla en inglés) los ayudará a iniciar y ejecutar proyectos para enfrentar la propagación de la resistencia a los antimicrobianos en sus territorios. Los ejercicios y recursos presentados corresponden a cada una de las etapas descritas en la Guía rápida: Manual práctico para la adaptación de intervenciones a medida contra la resistencia a los antimicrobianos, y deben ser utilizados por un grupo de trabajo de TAP Tags: Communicable diseases, Antimicrobial resistance, AMR, toolkit, interventions, Latin America and the Caribbean, Source: https://iris.paho.org/handle/10665.2/556
	Antimicrobial Resistance and the Climate Crisis World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO View PDF(4) Download (5) Add to my MEDBOX Information note of the Global Leaders Group on Antimicrobial Resistance. Available in English, French, Spanish, Russian, Chinese and Arabic Tags: climate change, Antimicrobial resistance, AMR, Source: https://www.amrleaders.org/resources/m/i
	Protocol for Enhanced Isolate-Level Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance in the Americas. Primary Phase: Bloodstream Infections Pan American Health Organisation PAHO (2021) C_WHO View PDF(47) Download (64) Add to my MEDBOX Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) surveillance plays an important role in the early detection of resistant strains of public health importance and prompt response to outbreaks in hospitals and the community. Surveillance findings are needed to inform medical practice, antibiotic stewardship, and policy and interventions to combat AMR. Appropriate use of antimicrobials, informed by surveillance, improves patients’ treatment outcomes and reduces the emergence and spread of AMR. This protocol describes the steps and procedures to establish/enhance AMR surveillance in Latin America and the Caribbean Tags: AMR, antimicrobial, Antimicrobial resistance, response plan, antibiotic stewardship, antibiotic resistance, antibiotic awarness, Latin America, Caribbean Region, Source: https://iris.paho.org/bitstream/handle/1
	Protocolo para el fortalecimiento de la vigilancia de la resistencia a los antimicrobianos basada en aislamientos en las Américas. Primera fase: hemocultivos Pan American Health Organisation PAHO (2021) C_WHO View PDF(53) Download (50) Add to my MEDBOX La vigilancia de la resistencia a los antimicrobianos (RAM) desempeña un papel importante en la detección temprana de cepas resistentes que revisten gran importancia para la salud pública, así como en la respuesta rápida a los brotes en los hospitales y en la comunidad. Los resultados de la vigilancia son necesarios para fundamentar la práctica médica, la administración de antibióticos, y las políticas e intervenciones para combatir la RAM. El uso apropiado de antimicrobianos, fundamentado en la vigilancia, mejora los resultados del tratamiento de los pacientes y reduce la aparición y propagación de la RAM Tags: AMR, antimicrobial, Antimicrobial resistance, response plan, antibiotic stewardship, antibiotic resistance, antibiotic awarness, Latin America, Caribbean Region, vigilância, pharmacovigilance, resistencia, resistencia a los antimicrobianos, Source: https://iris.paho.org/bitstream/handle/1

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