Measuring Antimicrobial Use Needs Global Harmonization

Muhammad Umair, Mashkoor Mohsin, Ute Wolff Sönksen, Timothy Rutland Walsh, Lothar Kreienbrock, Ramanan Laxminarayan

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Abstract

Global health and global economies are predicted to be severely affected by antimicrobial resistance (AMR). The three organizations World Health Organization/World Organisation for Animal Health/Food and Agriculture Organization (WHO/OIE/FAO) are working in their domains to prevent any future AMR crisis. Antimicrobial use (AMU), especially in food animals, is contributing to the development and dissemination of AMR bacteria and genes. AMU monitoring is a strategic objective of the global and national action plans on AMR. However, the AMU reporting metrics at different levels are not harmonized yet, posing difficulties in comparisons among AMU data from different sources. A tripartite WHO/OIE/FAO collaboration is urgently required to develop and implement a globally accepted AMU metric system to ensure reliable comparisons among various data sets.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number2100017
JournalGlobal Challenges
Volume5
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2021
Externally publishedYes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General

Keywords

  • AMU
  • global harmonization
  • metrics

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