On Monday 24 October, the European Commission presented a fairly positive balance sheet for its action plan for fighting antimicrobial resistance. It is expected to draw on this 150-page document to present a new strategy in this domain next year.
The action plan covers the 2011-16 period. It seeks to tackle antimicrobial resistance (AMR) – in other words, the ability of micro-organisms to resist antimicrobial treatment to which they were previously receptive. The action plan is...