ISAC/APUA Newsletter
The International Society of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (ISAC) and the Alliance for the Prudent Use of Antibiotics (APUA) are delighted to share a special issue of ISAC / APUA Newsletter to mark the important occasion of the United Nations General Assembly High-Level Meeting on AMR taking place today (26 September) in New York.
The meeting is an opportunity for world leaders to collectively address the urgent threat AMR poses to global health, food security and achieving the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals.
After demonstrating its continued commitment to fighting antimicrobial resistance, ISAC received special accreditation to attend. Representing ISAC at the meeting is Prof. David Jenkins (ISAC Executive Committee member).
Read his editorial on the proposed Declaration which is the main focus of today's UNGA high-level AMR meeting.
In this issue:
- United Nations General Assembly High-Level Meeting on AMR
David Jenkins - Antibiotic shortages: an overview
Huong Vu Thi Lan, Miki Nagao, Fatima Allaw, Linus Ndegwa, Gabriel Levy Hara, Souha S. Kanj, Pierre Tattevin - Antimicrobial stewardship: a One Health perspective
Fatma Abdelaziz Amer and Manar G. Gebriel - The development of the ABX Guide: a pathogen-directed consensus guideline for antimicrobial use in resource-constrained settings
Hind Kadri, Neda Milevska-Kostova, Souha Kanj, Heiman Wertheim
The newsletter also features details on ISAC and APUA's latest free educational activities.
Please email secretariat@isac.world with any suggestions for future articles.
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September 26th-2024
