Press Release: World Health Day: fight against antimicrobial resistance must continue on a global scale

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Series Details IP/11/448 (06.4.11)
Publication Date 06/04/2011
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2011's World Health Day focuses on the growing threat of potentially deadly bacteria developing resistance to antimicrobial drugs - especially to antibiotics. The Commission joins the World Health Organisation in calling for strengthened efforts to combat antimicrobial resistance, which is a global health hazard. In the Union alone, it is estimated that drug resistant infections cause more than 25,000 deaths and €1.5Bn in extra healthcare costs every year.

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ECDC: Health topics: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) http://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/healthtopics/antimicrobial_resistance/Pages/index.aspx
EMA: Special topics: Antimicrobial resistance http://www.ema.europa.eu/ema/index.jsp?curl=pages/special_topics/general/general_content_000439.jsp&murl=menus/special_topics/special_topics.jsp&mid=WC0b01ac058002d4e9
ECDC: News, 7.4.11: ECDC marks World Health Day 2011 with situation update on antimicrobial resistance in Europe http://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/press/news/Lists/News/ECDC_DispForm.aspx?List=32e43ee8%2De230%2D4424%2Da783%2D85742124029a&ID=425&RootFolder=%2Fen%2Fpress%2Fnews%2FLists%2FNews
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