National action plans on antimicrobial resistance in Japan

National action plan to combat antimicrobial resistance in Taiwan.

Antibiotic-resistant microorganisms continue to emerge and spread. Antimicrobial resistance is one of the three major challenges in patient safety. In 2011, the World Health Organization designated “Combat antimicrobial resistance” as the theme for World Health Day, stating “no action today, no cure tomorrow.” We need to actively confront the issue of antimicrobial resistance. Antimicrobial res...

National action for global gains in antimicrobial resistance.

www.thelancet.com Published online November 18, 2015 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(15)00668-6 1 Few public health problems are of greater global importance today than antimicrobial resistance. Multidrug resistant pathogens are a challenge in high-income countries, and many countries, including the USA and the UK, have created national plans as well as legislation and regulation to addres...

Antimicrobial resistance: translating political commitment into national action

Trends in antimicrobial-drug resistance in Japan.

Multidrug resistance in gram-positive bacteria has become common worldwide. In Japan until recently, gram-negative bacteria such as Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Klebsiella pneumoniae, and Serratia marcescens were controlled by carbapenems, fluoroquinolones, and aminoglycosides. However, several of these microorganisms have recently developed resistance against many antimicrobial drugs.

Strategies for achieving global collective action on antimicrobial resistance

Global governance and market failures mean that it is not possible to ensure access to antimicrobial medicines of sustainable effectiveness. Many people work to overcome these failures, but their institutions and initiatives are insufficiently coordinated, led and financed. Options for promoting global collective action on antimicrobial access and effectiveness include building institutions, cr...