UK – New 5-year plan to combat antimicrobial resistance

The government has announced its new national action plan on antimicrobial resistance to protect people and animals from the risk of drug-resistant infections.

  • New national action plan on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) launched to protect people and animals from the risks of drug-resistant infections
  • Plan supports the government’s 20-year vision to contain and control AMR by 2040
  • Plan builds on the progress made in the previous 5-year national action plan and lessons learned from COVID-19 and sets ambitious targets to drive down inappropriate use of antibiotics and stimulate further development of new drugs and vaccines

new plan to tackle antimicrobial resistance, a global issue that makes infections difficult or impossible to treat, has been launched today (8 May 2024)…