AMR One Health Network

On 12 March 2019, the EU AMR One-Health Network, chaired by the European Commission, met in Brussels. Network members include representatives from public health and animal health sides from all 28 EU countries, Commission experts and EU agencies. The bi-annual EU AMR One-Health Network meetings provide its members with a platform to present national action plans and activities, share best practices, discuss policy options and enhance coordination.

For the first time, NGOs active in the field were invited: the Federation of Veterinarians of Europe (FVE), the Council of European Dentists (CED) and the Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME) presented an initiative that they launched on One Health in undergraduate education. The meeting was the opportunity for some Member States to present their activities and action plans in the field of AMR. Network members were provided with information on research activities, and in particular on the Joint Programming Initiative on AMR and the Danish initiative to establish an independent International Centre for AMR Solutions, and on the draft recommendations from the UN Interagency Coordinating Group on AMR. The meeting concluded with presentations from EFSA and ECDC on their latest activities in the field of AMR.

Another meeting of the EU AMR One-Health Network will take place later this year.

About the meeting

• Agenda
• Minutes

Presentations

Outcomes of open debate on Implementation of One Health in undergraduate education
Dr Laguens - President of FVE
Dr Landi - President of CED
Dr De Haller - Past President of CPME

Work Package 5 Results Self-Assessments
Marcel de Kort
Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport, The Netherlands

Country to country visit Netherlands to Spain
Cristina Muñoz
Coordinator of Spanish NAP

”Swedish examples from enhanced implementation of infection prevention and control in human and animal healthcare – aiming to reduce spread of resistance and need for antibiotic treatment”
Public Health Agency of Sweden

Ministry of Agriculture actions against Antimicrobials Resistance
Inés Moreno Gil - Spain

JPIAMR – Joint Programing Initiative on Antimicrobial Resistance
Laura Marin
JPIAMR Head of Secretariat
Swedish Research Council

International Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance Solutions
Robert Skov - MD, Senior Consultant
National AMR Coordinator, Lead of ICARS project team Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark

The Danish action plan on AMR
Ministry of Environment and Food of Denmark

Malta’s National Strategy and interventions against Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)
Prof Michael A. Borg
National Antibiotic Committee – Malta

The UK’s vision for AMR by 2040 and five-year national action plan
The Department of Health and Social Care and the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs Veterinary Medicines Directorate

Joint EFSA-ECDC report on antimicrobial resistance in zoonotic and indicator bacteria from humans, animals and food - 2017
P.-A. Beloeil - EFSA
Therese Westrell - ECDC

Update of the activities of the EFSA WG on the review of the Technical Specifications for AMR monitoring
on behalf of the EFSA WG