Political Declaration on Antimicrobial Resistance
Please find here
the Political Declaration of the High-level Meeting of the General Assembly on Antimicrobial Resistance from the United Nations.
A time for action: antimicrobial resistance needs global response
Given the magnitude and severity of the threat of antimicrobial resistance, it is a sign of progress that Member States of the World Health Organization (WHO) are now developing national action plans in response to WHO’s Global action plan on antimicrobial resistance.1 To accelerate these efforts, in April 2016 the Wellcome Trust held an interdisciplinary international summit, bringing together policy-makers and scientists from more than 30 countries to review and debate a set of 25 policy options.
The summit’s discussions reflected the multidimensional challenge posed by antimicrobial resistance. There are social, economic and environmental dimensions that encompass food production systems as well as human and animal health.
Please read complete article in "Bull World Health Organ" from WHO.
Interesting publications Review on Antimicrobial Resistance
On the website of "Review on Antimicrobial Resistance you can find various interesting publications on Antimicrobial Resistance
Indigenous cow to check drop in milk supply
Promotes indigenous breeds as global warming threatens dairy biz
Dairy provides livelihood to 60 million rural households in India, but the impact of global warming could have an impact on overall milk production in the coming years. Indian dairy scientist estimate that climate change will lead to decline in milk production. The decline in milk production and reproductive efficiency due to rising temperature will be highest in exotic and cross-bred cattle. Indigenous breeds will be least affected by global warming.
Please read article in Indian Newspaper.
New infographics
We have developed some new infographics on our topic of antibiotic residues and our initiative.
- Using antibiotic creates resistance (indicates how the problems with antibiotic resistance arise)
- Towards a worldwide production of residue-free milk! (presenting the Natural Livestock Farming five-layer strategy)
- Mutual learning in livestock farming (needs and brings between partners within the NLF group)
- 12 lessons learnt in Dutch dairy farming (Dutch strategy for a sustainable dairy production system with minimal use of antibiotics)
Please see the Natural Livestock Farming infographics on this page.
The hidden effects of dairy farming on public and environmental health, considering the use of antibiotics and other agro-chemicals
The current and expected growth of the world’s population warrants an increased production of high-quality animal protein. Dairy farming is regarded as one of the important ways of satisfying this need to meet the growing demand for milk, especially in developing countries.
Increased use of antibiotics
The focus on crossbreeding and increasing the productivity of dairy cattle has, besides enhanced milk production, also resulted in an increased use of agro- chemicals, mainly antibiotics and anti-parasite drugs. The residues of these agro-chemicals, if not managed properly, could leak into the environment, affecting natural processes, biodiversity, and soil life. Public health can also be affected due to residues in milk and meat, especially in countries with insufficient food quality controls. These processes contribute to the growing global threat to human and animal health posed by multi-resistant microbes.
This article discusses the differences and similarities of dairy farming, and the effect on public and environmental health, between the Netherlands, India, Ethiopia, and Uganda, emphasizing the strategies that have been developed during the E-Motive exchange project to reduce the use of antibiotics and other chemicals in dairy farming.
Article in Frontiers in Public Health by Maria Groot en Katrien van 't Hooft