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The government has announced its new national action plan on antimicrobial resistance to protect people and animals from the risk of drug-resistant infections.

• Updated: 8 May 2024

The British Embassy in Kuala Lumpur in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, successfully hosted a roundtable discussion on Antimicrobial Resistance yesterday (on 29 Apr…

• Updated: 30 April 2024

Antibiotic resistance is once again on the rise after declines in the pandemic, with more dangerous strains of bacteria spreading in communities and hospitals.

• Updated: 15 November 2023

Up to £210 million of funding to partner with countries across Asia and Africa to tackle antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and reduce the threat posed to the UK.

• Updated: 16 August 2023

UK government announces up to £39 million cash injection for antimicrobial resistance (AMR) research through the Global AMR Innovation Fund (GAMRIF).

• Updated: 22 May 2023

The study aims to learn about antimicrobial resistance in healthy people to inform better ways of tackling antimicrobial resistant infections in different populations.

• Updated: 25 April 2023

Details of the Congress held on the 15 and 16 March 2023.

• Updated: 29 March 2023

New consultation launched to inform next stage of tackling antimicrobial resistance building on 20-year vision.

• Updated: 23 November 2022

The number of severe antibiotic-resistant infections in England rose by 2.2% in 2021 compared to 2020 but remains below pre-pandemic levels.

• Updated: 21 November 2022

Leading scientists at Dstl have made an exciting new discovery in the fight against some of the world’s deadliest diseases.

• Updated: 17 February 2022

The Government is asking for health and security experts to inform the refresh of the UK's Biological Security Strategy

• Updated: 16 February 2022

New UKHSA data shows that bloodstream infections dropped in 2020 for the first time since 2016 but remain at a higher level than 6 years ago.

• Updated: 17 November 2021

The Global Antimicrobial Resistance Innovation Fund is investing further funding to support the development of innovative treatments for antibiotic-resistant infections.

• Updated: 3 June 2021

Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock spoke at the United Nations high-level interactive dialogue on antimicrobial resistance (AMR).

• Updated: 29 April 2021

The UK government has announced an additional £1.5 million of funding to develop a new treatment for gonorrhoea.

• Updated: 12 February 2021

Antimicrobial resistance remains a serious threat to the health of people in England, with 178 AMR infections diagnosed each day, according to a PHE report.

• Updated: 18 November 2020

A pioneering scheme to provide new antibiotics to NHS patients by offering to pay pharmaceutical companies upfront for their work will start this week.

• Updated: 17 June 2020

The Keep Antibiotics Working campaign returns, urging people to always take their doctor's, pharmacist's or nurse’s advice on antibiotics.

• Updated: 31 October 2019

The £3.5 million investment will help develop new treatments for gonorrhoea and make them available to low- and middle-income countries.

• Updated: 29 October 2019

Professor Dame Sally Davies will become UK special envoy on antimicrobial resistance (AMR), and details announced on funding UK’s work in global fight against AMR.

• Updated: 28 October 2019