Diario Oficial de la Unión Europea del 22/6/2023 - Comunicaciones e Informaciones
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Source: Diario Oficial de la Unión Europea - Comunicaciones e Informaciones
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22.6.2023
Official Journal of the European Union
C 220/1
I
Resolutions, recommendations and opinions
RECOMMENDATIONS
COUNCIL
COUNCIL RECOMMENDATION
on stepping up EU actions to combat antimicrobial resistance in a One Health approach 2023/C 220/01
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 1686 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
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In July 2022, the Commission, together with the Member States, identified antimicrobial resistance AMR as one of the top three priority health threats 1. It is estimated that more than 35 000 people die each year in the EU/EEA as a direct consequence of an infection due to bacteria resistant to antibiotics 2. The health impact of AMR is comparable to that of influenza, tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS combined. Overall, the latest data 3 show significantly increasing trends in the number of infections and attributable deaths for almost all bacteriumantibiotic resistance combinations, especially in healthcare settings. It is estimated that around 70 % of cases of infections with antibiotic-resistant bacteria were healthcare-associated infections. Furthermore, the health impact of fungicideresistant fungi has become more apparent over the years.
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AMR has serious human health and economic consequences for healthcare systems. By reducing the ability to prevent and treat infectious diseases, AMR threatens inter alia the ability to perform surgery, the treatment of immunocompromised patients, organ transplantation and cancer therapy. It results in high costs to the healthcare systems of EU/EEA countries 4. AMR is also a threat to food safety and food security as it has an impact on animal health and production systems.
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AMR is a One Health issue, meaning that it encompasses human health, animal health, plant health and the environment, and is a multi-faceted cross-border threat to health that cannot be tackled by one sector independently or by individual countries alone. Tackling AMR requires a high level of collaboration across sectors and between countries, including at global level.
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https health.ec.europa.eu/publications/hera-factsheet-health-union-identifying-top-3-priority-health-threats_en.
https www.ecdc.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/Health-burden-infections-antibiotic-resistant-bacteria.pdf.
https www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/news-events/eaad-2022-launch.
https www.oecd.org/health/health-systems/AMR-Tackling-the-Burden-in-the-EU-OECD-ECDC-Briefing-Note-2019.pdf.
