Investor Action on AMR
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A coalition between @FAIRRInitiative @AtMIndex @PRI_News and @DHSCgovuk to galvanise investor efforts to address global antimicrobial resistance.
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One of the fascinating graphs from the UK National Food Strategy, out today, which shows that agricultural antibiotic use is highest in pig meat. #antibiotics #FoodStrategy Save our Antibiotics Investor Action on AMR FAIRR Initiative
Must read new report by Prof. Dame Sally Davies ! Concise summary of the need for funding and research into #AMR today.
Really important to see this clear & direct statement from World Health Organization (WHO) calling for an urgent reduction in antimicrobials used in #foodsystems: bit.ly/3yLFdod Currently, more than 2/3 of all #antimicrobials worldwide are used in agriculture, posing a huge #AMR risk factor.
Join FAIRR Initiative, @PRI_News and Access to Medicine Foundation tomorrow 18 Nov at 2 p.m. GMT for a discussion on the health and economic costs of anti-microbial resistance and the key gaps and focus areas for the years ahead! Register at bit.ly/2XBckP3. #AMR #WAAW #animalhealth
This promises to be an interesting event with many of our Access to Medicine Foundation and Investor Action on AMR collaborators, including 日本医療政策機構 HGPI, World Health Organization (WHO) and The EBRD
We are proud to welcome the GRAM report published in The Lancet this month. The findings offer the most comprehensive estimates of the impact of the global #AMR crisis exposing how it is accelerating at an alarming rate. Find our full statement at bit.ly/3rXyTIO.
A great piece by our trusted partner, Prof. Dame Sally Davies Prof. Dame Sally Davies, in Financial Times exploring the risks to global health brought on by the #AMR crisis and stressing the urgency to act on the silent pandemic now. Head to on.ft.com/32DljBQ to read in full.
A powerful reminder about the dangers of #AMR in our #food chain as an investigation by The Bureau of Investigative Journalism finds that between 2015 and 2020, US companies sold products contaminated with campylobacter and salmonella - antibiotic resistant superbugs which can be fatal: bit.ly/3ieIEhw.
Exciting news as the UK is set to become the first country in the world to pay drug companies a fixed fee for supplying #antibiotics in an effort to tackle the global antimicrobial resistance #AMR crisis! More details in a piece by Financial Times at on.ft.com/3rGhNQH.
We are proud to have the Department of Health and Social Care as one of our founding partners!
A serious reminder of the dangers of #AMR as tests discover that more than 10% of sampled #pork products are infected with bacteria resistant to “last resort” #antibiotic used to treat serious illnesses in humans. Find details in a piece by The Guardian at bit.ly/3ONmuRW.
Download our latest Progress Report! As this week marks #WAAW2022, the report emphasises a #OneHealth approach to the drivers and implications of #AMR and the associated #ESG risks. Download the full report: bit.ly/3XwlzdE. FAIRR Initiative Access to Medicine Foundation @PRI_News Department of Health and Social Care