Antimicrobial resistance

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is rapidly becoming one of the greatest threats to lives, livelihoods and economiesthreatening the effective prevention and treatment of an ever-increasing range of infections caused by microorganisms (bacteria, parasites, viruses and fungi).Antimicrobials – including antibiotics, antivirals, antifungals and antiparasitics – are medicines we rely on to treat diseases in people, terrestrial and aquatic animals, and plants. . AMR is a process whereby suchmicroorganisms acquire a tolerance to these antimicrobials.

Thus, antimicrobial resistance is a global threat due to the growing loss of efficacy of antimicrobials to treat diseases that were previously treatable

Such microorganisms that develop antimicrobial resistance are sometimes referred to as “superbugs”.