European Antibiotic Awareness Day 2017

15 November 2017

15 November 2017 marks the 10^th European Antibiotic Awareness Day, an EU-level initiative to raise awareness about the threat to public health of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and the importance of using antibiotics prudently.

Vytenis Andriukaitis, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, will deliver a keynote speech at an event in Brussels organised by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, and ECDC will publish the latest surveillance data on antibiotic resistance in Europe.

For further information

• Statement by Commissioner Andriukaitis and Commissioner Moedas
• Press Release by ECDC
• Agenda
• Web streaming
• Action Plan
• Action Plan Summary Factsheet
• Factsheet: AMR - A major European and Global challenge
• Video
• ECDC website
• World Antibiotic Awareness Week