Two recent reports have been published in Australia and the UK, on Antimicrobial Resistance. The Australian
Government has released the first Implementation Plan to support the National Antimicrobial Resistance
Strategy 2015-2019. The Plan
incorporates activities being undertaken across various sectors to encourage
and enable collaboration and information sharing. These activities contribute
to the establishment of an evidence base and better target our efforts to
address gaps and ensure appropriate policies and programs are in place to limit
the development of antimicrobial resistance.
Australian Government, Department of Health, Department of Agriculture and Water Resources
Canberra: Australian Government; 2016.
Canberra: Australian Government; 2016.
The second report from the UK discusses the growing problem of resistance and why action is needed,
provides an overview of the solutions that the Review team thinks should be
implemented to curtail unnecessary use and increase the supply of new
antimicrobials. The report also discusses public awareness campaigns, the need
to improve sanitation and hygiene, reduce pollution from agriculture and the
environment, improve global surveillance, introduce rapid diagnostics and
vaccines, the need to increase the number of people in this area, and use of
market entry rewards and an innovation fund to generate more drugs.
Review on
Antimicrobial Resistance. London: 2016
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