WHO implementation handbook for national action plans on antimicrobial resistance

WHO implementation handbook for national action plans on antimicrobial resistance
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Publisher: World Health Organization
Total Pages: 80
Release: 2022-02-28
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9240041982

In 2015 the World Health Assembly endorsed the Global action plan on antimicrobial resistance calling on countries to develop and implement national action plans on antimicrobial resistance (AMR). For most countries, the greatest challenge is not developing a national action plan; rather, it is the implementation of the plan based on evidence-based prioritization of activities, systematic monitoring of progress, and ensuring sustainability of efforts. The purpose of this publication is to to provide a practical, stepwise approach to the implementation of the national action plan on AMR within the human health sector; and to provide a process and collation of existing WHO tools to prioritize, cost, implement, monitor and evaluate national action plan activities. The target audience of the publication are national/subnational stakeholders working on AMR within the human health sector. This includes national health authorities, national multisectoral coordination groups, senior technical experts and policymakers involved in implementing AMR activities at all levels of the health system, and implementation partners to accelerate sustainable implementation and monitoring and evaluation of national action plans on AMR.

Global antimicrobial resistance and use surveillance system (GLASS) report 2021

Global antimicrobial resistance and use surveillance system (GLASS) report 2021
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Publisher: World Health Organization
Total Pages: 180
Release: 2021-06-08
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9240027335

The GLASS Report 2021 highlights the new GLASS technical module on antimicrobial consumption surveillance, GLASS-AMC, and summarizes the results of the 2020 AMR and AMC data calls. It also describes the status of development of GLASS activities and WHO AMR-related activities globally and regionally.

GLASS guide for national surveillance systems for monitoring antimicrobial consumption in hospitals

GLASS guide for national surveillance systems for monitoring antimicrobial consumption in hospitals
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Publisher: World Health Organization
Total Pages: 88
Release: 2020-03-17
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9240000429

Global public health is under threat from increasing levels of antimicrobial resistance. Although resistance is a natural process, it is increasing because of the use of antimicrobial medicines. Monitoring consumption of antimicrobials provides the data needed to develop effective strategies to mitigate resistance and improve patient health. This is particularly important in hospitals, which have highly vulnerable patients in narrow spaces, often being prescribed high levels of antimicrobials. Monitoring antimicrobial consumption within healthcare facilities is an integral part of the stewardship programmes To assist countries to establish surveillance systems in hospitals, this document lists the steps and methods for collecting, collating, analyzing and reporting antimicrobial consumption data. The data generated can help countries and hospitals to better understand how antimicrobials are being used in national, regional and local hospitals. The document is aimed at policy-makers, hospital managers, health care professionals and researchers.

Monitoring global progress on antimicrobial resistance

Monitoring global progress on antimicrobial resistance
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Publisher: World Health Organization
Total Pages: 78
Release: 2021-03-19
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 924001974X

The Tripartite AMR Country Self-Assessment Survey (TrACSS) helps to monitor country progress on the implementation of AMR national actions plans and has been administered on an annual basis by the Tripartite organizations (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) and World Health Organization (WHO)) since 2016. This report analyzes the global responses on the fourth round of TrACSS (2019-2020) and examines the global trends and actions towards addressing AMR in all sectors. Complete country and global responses to all rounds of the survey can be accessed through the TrACSS database: https://amrcountryprogress.org/.

Monitoring global progress on antimicrobial resistance: tripartite AMR country self-assessment survey (TrACSS) 2019–2020

Monitoring global progress on antimicrobial resistance: tripartite AMR country self-assessment survey (TrACSS) 2019–2020
Author: World Health Organization
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
Total Pages: 78
Release: 2021-03-22
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9251340781

The global analysis report of the annual Tripartite AMR country self-assessment survey (TrACSS) is a component of a broader approach for monitoring and evaluating the global action plan on antimicrobial resistance (GAP-AMR). This report summarizes global responses from the fourth round of the TrACSS, held from November 2019 to July 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the response rates for the 2019–2020 TrACSS around were 11.8% lower than the previous year. A total of 136 (70.1%) countries out of 194 WHO Member States responded to the 2019–2020 TrACSS, compared to 159 out of 194 (81.9%) in 2018–2019.

Modernizing Global Health Security to Prevent, Detect, and Respond

Modernizing Global Health Security to Prevent, Detect, and Respond
Author: Scott J.N. McNabb
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 572
Release: 2023-10-19
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0323909469

Modernizing Global Health Security to Prevent, Detect, and Respond explores—through thoughtful, thorough, and diverse scientific review and analyses—factors that have led to recent public health emergencies and offers a vision for a better protected global environment. The authors consider the history of global health security, governance, and legal structures with an eye toward novel approaches for the present and future. The book presents a vision for a more protected and safer global public health future (with the actions needed to achieve it) to prevent, detect, and respond to (re)emerging threats. Its aim is to chart a way forward with the understanding that future pandemics must and can be prevented. Major topics examined from a public health perspective include global health security; the growing concept of One Health; epidemic and pandemic prevention, detection, and response; reviews of past (e.g., Ebola, MERS-CoV, Zika, and COVID-19) public health emergencies of international concern; roles of information and communication technology; humanmade public health threats; and legal and ethical issues (e.g., viral sovereignty, trust, and transparency). Modernizing Global Health Security to Prevent, Detect, and Respond provides the academic substance and quality for researchers and practitioners to deeply understand the why of health emergencies, and most importantly—what we can and should do now to prepare. - Highlights (re)emerging past and future threats to public health (e.g., climate change, antibiotic resistance, failures of societal sectors to work together) - Discusses new visions for global health security in each chapter - Considers how to leverage technological innovations to advance public health - Includes practical examples through case studies from around the world