STRATEGY FOR ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE WITH ACTION PLAN 2017-2020
STRATEGY FOR ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE WITH ACTION PLAN 2017-2020

Summary/Abstract: As recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), to control the spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), the Republic of Macedonia joined the global and European efforts for intersectoral addressing of the problem with AMR in 2008 and adopted the National strategy for control of antimicrobial resistance for the period 2012-2016 in 2011, aligned with the Global strategy to control antimicrobial resistance of World Health Organization (2001) and Recommendation of the Council of EU for the prudent use of antimicrobial agents in human medicine (2001). The new strategy with action plan for control of AMR for the period until 2020, builds on the previous strategy and aligns with the Global Action Plan of WHO for AMR (Global Action Plan on antimicrobial resistance, Sixty-eighth World Health Assembly/documentWHA68/2015/REC/ 1, Annex 3), with the multiannual program of the European Centre for disease control (ECDC strategic multi-annual programme 2014-2020), as well as with the conclusions of the European Council on the next steps in the fight against AMR within One Health approach to health, adopted on 17 June 2016 (Council conclusions on the next steps under a One health approach to combat antimicrobial resistance). Furthermore, this document is in accordance with the National Strategy for Health 2020 and the Strategic Framework and Action Plan for Public Health of the Republic of Macedonia, adopted by the Government in December 2016, as well as with the Action Plan on sustainable development goals, namely- SDG 3 “to provide healthy life and promote well-being for everyone, at all ages.

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