Posts Tagged ‘AMR’
Austrian AMR Action Plan confirms the potential of homeopathy
The latest version of the Austrian government’s National Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance (NAP-AMR) confirms the potential of homeopathy and other complementary medicines in tackling antimicrobial resistance (AMR). AMR has been identified as one of the greatest health threats worldwide. The World Health Organization (WHO), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO),…
Read MoreEuropean Antibiotics Day and homeopathy
On the occasion of the European Antibiotics Day 2019 symposium hosted by the Ministry of Health on 18 November 2019, Health Minister Brigitte Zarfl warned against even greater care in the use of antibiotics: “Antibiotic resistance is a health hazard for humans and animals that must be combated globally. In order to prevent further resistance,…
Read MoreRoadmap for action on Antimicrobial Resistance
As a member of the AMR stakeholder network EUROCAM works on tackling AMR together. In the roadmap, 5 key strategies are formulated to tackle this global health threat because we must act now! Superbugs cost the lives of nearly 90 people every day in the EU and the EEA. A serious threat to patient safety,…
Read MoreMore homeopathy, less antibiotic resistance?
Bavarian Parliament decides to conduct a study to clarify this issue “The state government is requested to conduct a study to investigate or have investigated how a reduced use of antibiotics can be achieved in the medical field. The role of alternative medical methods will also be examined. In this context, a possible positive role…
Read MoreEuropean Antibiotic Awareness Day on November 18
Keeping antibiotics effective, is everyone’s responsibility. European Center for Disease, Prevention and Control (ECDC) is asking health organisations, governmental institutes and professionals to participate in the European Antibiotics Awareness Day event. That day the focus will be on #KeepAntibioticsWorking. On November 15, 2018 there will be also a live tweeting event in Brussels. EUROCAM will…
Read MoreNovember 15, Symposium Dakomed on topic AMR
Within the framework of the European Antibiotic Awareness Week, Dakomed, the Swiss umbrella organisation for complementary medicine organises a public evening event on November 15 in Bern, where the possibilities of CAM to avoid antibiotic resistance will be presented. Dakomed will claim for more research, national fundings and being reconsidered in official guidelines. The symposium will be…
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