Publications
Key publications
Critically important antimicrobials for human medicine. 4th revison (2016)
The WHO Advisory Group on Integrated Surveillance of Antimicrobial Resistance (AGISAR) reviews and updates the WHO list of critically important antimicrobials for human medicine in every two years.
Global action plan on antimicrobial resistance (GAP) (2015)
Antimicrobial resistance threatens the very core of modern medicine and the sustainability of an effective, global public health response to the enduring threat from infectious diseases.
Central Asian and Eastern European Surveillance of Antimicrobial Resistance. CAESAR Manual, Version 2, 2015
This document describes the objectives, methodology and organization of the Central Asian Eastern European Surveillance of Antimicrobial Resistance network.
Worldwide country situation analysis: response to antimicrobial resistance (2015)
A full report is now available that presents the overall findings of the survey. The report provides an analysis, by region and globally, of the initiatives under way to address antimicrobial resistance and identifies areas in which more work is needed.
Combatting Antimicrobial Resistance: Activities of WHO Collaborating Centres in the European region
Newsletter presenting the teams and activities of four WHO Collaborating Centres in WHO/Europe with a specialized focus on AMR. No.1, December 2016
Tackling antibiotic resistance from a food safety perspective in Europe
This publication is primarily intended for policy-makers and authorities working in the public health, agriculture, food production and veterinary sectors, and offers them ways to take a holistic, intersectoral, multifaceted approach to this growing problem.
European strategic action plan on antibiotic resistance
The action plan highlights the real and urgent risks of lifesaving antibiotics losing their healing power, and stresses the need to reduce complacency, overuse and misuse. Such an effort calls on everyone, from the public to physicians to politicians, drug companies and veterinarians, to use antibiotics properly and responsibly.
