European Surveillance of Antimicrobial Consumption Network (ESAC-Net)

ESAC-Net (formerly ESAC) is a Europe-wide network of national surveillance systems, providing European reference data on antimicrobial consumption. ESAC-Net collects and analyses data on antimicrobial consumption from EU and EEA countries, both in the community and in the hospital sector.

The collected data are used to provide timely information and feedback to EU and EEA countries on indicators of antimicrobial consumption. These indicators provide a basis for monitoring the progress of EU and EEA countries towards prudent use of antimicrobials.

The coordination of ESAC-Net was transferred from the University of Antwerp, Belgium to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control in July 2011.

Contact

For inquiries on ESAC-Net and its website, please contact the ESAC-Net contact persons at the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). In case of technical problems or for any inquiries/feedback about the ESAC-Net interactive database, please contact the TESSy Helpdesk. 

 

Data collection and analysis

The network continues collecting reference data on the consumption of antimicrobials for systemic use in the community and in the hospital sector in EU and EEA/EFTA countries through the European Surveillance System (TESSy).

Organisation

ESAC-Net management and coordination: ESAC-Net is managed and coordinated by ECDC and supported by a Coordination Group composed of experts selected among the nominated ESAC-Net contact points.

 

National institutions/organisations participating in ESAC-Net

Country

National institutes/organisations

Website

Austria

Ministry of Health

www.bmg.gv.at/

Belgium

Public Health, Food Chain Safety and Environment
Scientific Institute of Public Health
University of Antwerp (Laboratory of Medical Microbiology)
National Institute for Health and Disability Insurance (INAMI-RIZIV)

www.health.belgium.be
www.wiv-isp.be
https://www.inami.fgov.be/fr/Pages/default.aspx 

Bulgaria

National Centre of Infectious and Parasitic DiseasesAlexander University Hospital, Medical University

www.ncipd.org

Croatia

Croatian Academy of Medical SciencesInterdisciplinary Section for Antibiotic Resistance Control (ISKRA), Ministry of Health

www.Iskra.bfm.hr

Cyprus

Directorate of Medical and Public Health ServicesPharmaceutical Services

www.moh.gov.cy

Czech Republic

Charles University, Faculty of pharmacy

www.faf.cuni.cz

Denmark

Statens Serum Institut

www.ssi.dk

Estonia

Health BoardState Agency of Medicines

www.terviseamet.ee
www.ravimiamet.ee

Finland

National Institute for Health and Welfare

www.thl.fi

France

National Institute for Public Health SurveillanceAgency for the Safety of Health Products

www.ansm.sante.fr/

Germany

Robert Koch Institute Wissenschaftliches Institut der AOK (WIdO)

www.rki.de
www.wido.de

Greece

Hellenic Centre for Disease Control and Prevention
National Organization for Medicines


www.eof.gr

Hungary

National Centre for Epidemiology University of  Szeged

www.oek.hu
www.u-szeged.hu

Iceland

Centre of Health Security and Communicable Disease Control

www.landlaeknir.is/
www.lyfjastofnun.is/

Ireland

Health Protection Surveillance Centre

www.hpsc.ie

Italy

Ministry of Health National Institute of Health Italian Medicines Agency

http://www.salute.gov.it
www.agenziafarmaco.gov.it

Latvia

The Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (CDPC) of Latvia
State Agency of Medicines of Latvia

www.spkc.gov.lv
https://www.zva.gov.lv/en

Lithuania

Institute of Hygiene

www.hi.lt

Malta

National Antibiotic Committee

Health (gov.mt)

Netherlands

National Institute for Public Health and the Environment Dutch working group on antibiotic policy

www.rivm.nl
www.swab.nl

Norway

Norwegian Institute of Public Health

www.fhi.no

Poland

National Medicines Institute, Department of Epidemiology and Clinical Microbiology

www.nil.gov.pl

Portugal

National Authority of Medicines and Health Products

www.infarmed.pt

Romania

National Institute of Public Health

 

Slovakia

Comenius University

www.uniba.sk

Slovenia

National Institute of Public Health
University Medical Centre Ljubljana

https://www.nijz.si/en
https://www.kclj.si/

Spain

National Centres of Microbiology and Epidemiology
Spanish Agency of Medicines and Medical Devices (AEMPS)
University Hospital Son Espases University Hospital of Bellvitge

www.aemps.gob.es
www.bellvitgehospital.cat

Sweden

Public Health Agency of Sweden

http://www.folkhalsomyndigheten.se/