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Leading scientists at Dstl have made an exciting new discovery in the fight against some of the world’s deadliest diseases.
The Government is asking for health and security experts to inform the refresh of the UK's Biological Security Strategy
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
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.
The Global Antimicrobial Resistance Innovation Fund is investing further funding to support the development of innovative treatments for antibiotic-resistant infections.
Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock spoke at the United Nations high-level interactive dialogue on antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
The UK government has announced an additional £1.5 million of funding to develop a new treatment for gonorrhoea.
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.
A pioneering scheme to provide new antibiotics to NHS patients by offering to pay pharmaceutical companies upfront for their work will start this week.
The Keep Antibiotics Working campaign returns, urging people to always take their doctor's, pharmacist's or nurse’s advice on antibiotics.
The £3.5 million investment will help develop new treatments for gonorrhoea and make them available to low- and middle-income countries.
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.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
The government has provided £5 million of UK aid as part of a programme to manage antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in agriculture and its impact on the environment.
The Chief Medical Officer has announced funding for projects to help beat antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and achieve global universal health coverage.
The NHS will test the world's first ‘subscription’ style payment model to incentivise pharmaceutical companies to develop new drugs for resistant infections.
Up to £56 million will fund research into the potential health effects of climate change, air pollution, antimicrobial resistance and global pandemics.
The Commonwealth Partnerships for Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS) scheme has selected 12 projects to run across Uganda, Tanzania, Ghana and Zambia.
The UK emphasised the importance of One Health National Action Plans and urged the WHO to keep AMR high on the political agenda.
Funding announced today demonstrates co-operation between UK and China to address the issue of antibiotic resistance.
Matt Hancock sets out the UK's 20-year vision for tackling antimicrobial resistance (AMR) at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
The plans outline the UK's contribution to containing and controlling antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in health, animals, the environment and the food chain.
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