Press Release: Action Plan against antimicrobial resistance: Commission unveils 12 concrete actions for the next five years

With about 25,000 patients dying per year in the EU from infections caused by drug resistant bacteria and related costs of over 1.5 billion euros in healthcare expenses and productivity losses, antimicrobial resistance is a growing health problem in the EU. The European Commission has tabled a comprehensive Action Plan on Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) which unveils 12 concrete actions to be implemented in close cooperation with the Member States.

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European Commission: Memo/11/792: Q&A: Antimicrobial Resistance http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/11/792&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

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