AMMAN — Jordan is in the process
of updating its
National Action Plan for Combating Antimicrobial Resistance by
setting specific priorities to be implemented in the next phase, said Minister
of Health Feras Hawari, according to Jordan News Agency, Petra.
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During a meeting on Sunday with WHO Assistant
Director-General for Antimicrobial Resistance
Hanan Balkhi, the minister
stressed the need for closer cooperation among all stakeholders to combat AMR,
saying: “Jordan is committed to implementing its national action plan through
its health system on a multi-sectoral level, bringing together the ministries
of agriculture, environment, water and irrigation, along with the National
Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases Centre, the Jordan Food and Drug
Administration, the Jordanian Royal Medical Services and other official and
civil institutions.”
The minister said that initiatives in this
regard will focus on raising awareness about AMR, strengthening nation-wide
surveillance, improving infection control practices, and promoting the rational
use of antibiotics.
The WHO official pointed to the several
meetings she held with different Jordanian officials to discuss this issue,
noting that the battle against antimicrobial resistance needs to be addressed
by all sectors, partners and experts at political, technical and community
levels.
“In recent studies collecting data from 204
countries, researchers estimated that nearly 5 million deaths in 2019 were
associated with bacterial antimicrobial resistance, being the direct cause of
death for about 1.3 million cases. To put this in perspective, antimicrobial
resistance is responsible for more deaths than HIV/AIDS or malaria,” she added.
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