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MEPs Call for Action Against Antimicrobial Resistance Crisis

Martin Banks by Martin Banks
5 June 2023
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Belgium (Brussels Morning newspaper), MEPs have voted on a resolution on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in response to the Commission’s recommendation to EU member states.
 
Antimicrobials, including antibiotics, antivirals, antifungals, and antiparasitics, are medicines used to prevent and treat infections in humans, animals, and plants. 

When overused, they may create resistance, rendering bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites possibly unresponsive to medicines. 

This makes infections harder to treat, increasing the risk of disease transmission, severe illness, and death.
 
AMR causes over 1.3 million deaths every year globally, with 35,000 deaths in the European Union alone, and these numbers are rapidly increasing. 

The World Health Organization recognises it as one of the top 10 global public health threats facing humanity. 

MEPs now say that the European Union must take action to prevent excessive use of antimicrobials and pharmaceutical “waste in the environment, as these contribute to the proliferation of antimicrobial resistance.”

The vote was welcomed by, among others, Socialist MEP Tiemo Wölken, the European Parliament’s co-negotiator on the file in the subcommittee of public health.

He said: “The European Parliament has sent a strong signal to the member states to be more ambitious in combating antimicrobial resistance and to maintain the level of ambition set by the Commission’s recommendation, with ambitious national targets and proper implementation.
 
“Antimicrobial resistance can only be tackled through a ‘One Health’ approach and enhanced coordination at the EU and global level. We must closely examine current antimicrobial usage and consider restricting their use, particularly in the agricultural sector, to combat growing antimicrobial resistance.

“It is no longer justifiable to use certain last resort drugs for food production purposes.”

The deputy went on, “If antibiotics are not used prudently, we will fail to prevent AMR with dire consequences. Therefore, the EU needs a more exhaustive list of antibiotics specifically reserved for human use. Anything else would be playing with fire and human lives.”

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