Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is an insidious threat and antibiotic bacteria already cause more than 1,27 million deaths every year. AMR is not only a threat to humans, but also to animals, plants and the environment - it affects us all - worldwide. This is why this year’s theme of the „World Antimicrobial Awareness Week“ calls for collaboration across sectors to preserve the efficacy of these critical medicines. Fighting AMR is a truly global endeavor that can only be addressed through a “One Health” approach.
This year, the theme of the annual campaign brought to live by the World Health Organisation (WHO) is “Preventing Antimicrobial Resistance Together” and celebrated still until 24 November.
Together scientists of the DFG-funded transregional collaborative center TRR 261 “Antibiotic CellMAP” from the Universities and University Hospitals at Bonn and Tübingen support the campaign and call for a prudent use of antibiotics and to prevent antibiotic resistance together.