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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11534
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SECTORAL POLICIES / (ae) health

Antimicrobial action plan expected for 2017

Brussels, 18/04/2016 (Agence Europe) - European Union member states have again affirmed their commitment to tackling antimicrobial resistance. At an informal meeting on Monday 18 April, health ministers also discussed access to innovative medicines and improving foodstuffs.

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) arises when micro-organisms which cause infection survive exposure to antimicrobial medicines which previously killed them or stopped their growth. At the meeting in Amsterdam, all the...

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