Fact sheet on the SDGs: Antimicrobial resistance (2017)

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a complex public health concern necessitating the involvement of diverse stakeholders across sectors and levels of organization and governance. It is exacerbated by the inappropriate use of antimicrobial medicines in the health, animal, food, agriculture and aquaculture sectors; lack of access to health services; and antimicrobial residues in soils, crops and water. This fact sheet includes facts and figures, outlines the challenges, charts indicators of progress and shares commitments made by Member States to tackle this issue.