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One Health to Keep Antibiotics Working
For EAAD 2018 ECDC will host the event “One Health to Keep Antibiotics Working” where ECDC will present the latest estimates of the health burden of antibiotic resistance, and the new data on the prevalence of healthcare-associated infections and of antimicrobial consumption in acute care hospitals and long-term care facilities in the EU/EEA.
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European Antibiotic Awareness Day 2017
The European Antibiotic Awareness Day is an annual European public health initiative that takes place on 18 November to raise awareness about the threat to public health of antibiotic resistance and the importance of prudent antibiotic use.
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Keeping antibiotics working - 10th European Antibiotics Awareness Day
2017 marks the 10th European Antibiotics Awareness Day (EAAD). The event aims to highlight how resistance to antibiotics is affecting our lives today and what can be done by different stakeholders to ensure that these medicines remain effective.
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Antibiotics: be responsible
The ability of bacteria to resist the action of an antibiotic has become a recognised global problem. Antibiotic resistance severely limits the number of antibiotics available for the treatment of diseases.
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World Antibiotic Awareness Week 2016 focuses on healthcare workers - in partnership with EAAD
This year the WHO-lead initiative focuses on healthcare workers and the essential role they play in raising awareness about antibiotic resistance and making sure that antibiotics will also be effective in the future.
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Technical Advisory Committee for the European Antibiotic Awareness Day
The Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) for the European Antibiotic Awareness Day met in Stockholm on 23 June. The group provided advice to ECDC on the development of the European Antibiotic Awareness Day activities for 2016/17.
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Expert input to the European Antibiotic Awareness Day (EAAD) Technical Advisory Committee
This meeting was organised by ECDC to gather selected experts’ and stakeholders’ input to the future EAAD material and inform the work of the EAAD Technical Advisory Committee later this year.
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Technical Advisory Committee for the European Antibiotic Awareness Day
The Technical Advisory Committee for the European Antibiotic Awareness Day met in Stockholm to provide advice to ECDC on the development of the European Antibiotic Awareness Day activities for 2015.
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European Antibiotic Awareness Day 2014: Stakeholder Event
ECDC organised a EU-level launch event in Stockholm (on invitation only) on the 17 November in Stockholm.