The theme this year is “Preventing antimicrobial resistance together”.
What does this mean?
By staying well – we reduce the need for antimicrobials. We can do this by making sure that we vaccinate ourselves, our pets and our livestock for preventable diseases. Only use antimicrobials if you need them. We need to protect the antimicrobials we have available as so few are being developed. More than a million people die EVERY YEAR from AMR – we don’t even know how many animals die from AMR – I would place a bet that it is similar.