Fighting antibiotic resistance
33 000 people die in Europe every year from untreated infections caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
This number could increase tenfold by 2050. By then, antibiotic resistance will surpass cancer as the second biggest cause of death worldwide.
Without working antibiotics, we could return to a “pre-antibiotic era”, where infections from surgeries or cancer treatments, and even simple infections would no longer be possible to treat.
Bacteria become resistant to antibiotics when we use the wrong antibiotic or abuse antibiotics to treat an infection.
We can also acquire antibiotic-resistant bacteria from eating meat from animals treated with antibiotics or by being exposed to contaminated water.
Antibiotic resistance also impacts livestock, agriculture and food production, causing a serious economic burden that costs the EU €1.5 billion per year.
To tackle antibiotic resistance, we need collaboration and coordination across all sectors. The One Health approach is one way to do it.
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CONTENT:
00:00:00 Introduction
00:00:23 What is antibiotic resistance?
00:01:10 How to tackle antibiotic resistance?
00:01:34 The One Health approach
00:02:06 EU action
00:02:21 EU One Health Action Plan
00:03:24 International cooperation
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