Quadripartite Launches a New Platform to Tackle Antimicrobial Resistance Threat to Human and Animal Health and Ecosystems
Daily Rendezvous - 1.3m People Die Each Year of Bacterial Antimicrobial Resistance 18 November 2022, Rome/Nairobi/Geneva/Paris - The Antimicrobial Resistance Multi-Stakeholder Partnership Platform was launched today to ensure the growing threats and impacts of antimicrobial resistance are addressed globally. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations ( FAO ), the UN Environment Programme ( UNEP ), the World Health Organization ( WHO ) and the World Organisation for Animal Health ( WOAH ), known as the Quadripartite are joining forces on this initiative to underscore the threat AMR presents to humans, animals, plants, ecosystems and livelihoods. An estimated 1.3 million people around the world die each year directly due to bacterial antimicrobial resistance ( AMR ). If no action is taken, that number could soar dramatically, bringing higher public health costs and pushing more people into poverty, es...