Surveillance of Antimicrobial Resistance for Local and Global Action - 1st High Level Technical Meeting

Overview

A high level technical meeting on Surveillance of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) for Local and Global Action, hosted by the Swedish Government, the Public Health Agency of Sweden and the World Health Organization (WHO), was held in Stockholm in December 2014.

The purpose of the meeting was to raise awareness and commitment to the development and early implementation of a global program for surveillance of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) in human health. The meeting focused on strategies to improve and implement local and global surveillance of antimicrobial resistance, with a particular emphasis on resistance to antibiotics.

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