Apr 18, 2016 / 14:32
Vietnam to actively coordinate with international community solving antibiotic resistance
Health Minister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien and her counterparts from Japan, Australia, Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, the Republic of Korea (RoK) and Thailand attended the Meeting of Asia Health Ministers on Antimicrobial Resistance in Tokyo, Japan on April 16.
Hosted by the Japanese Government in conjunction with the World Health Organisation (WHO), the meeting aimed to share the experience of countries in preventing antimicrobial resistance, while discussing the building of national multi-sector plans in the field.
Speaking at the meeting, Minister Tien highlighted Vietnam’s successes antimicrobial resistance, citing the launch of the national action plan on antimicrobial resistance prevention in 2013-2020; the signing of a multi-sector agreement with Vietnam’s development partners in fighting antimicrobial resistance in June last year; and a campaign to raise public awareness of safe antibiotic use last November.
During the event, Health ministers and WHO’s representatives discussed mainly on efforts to combat antimicrobial resistance in each country, and on a regional and global scale, and the drawbacks of improperly using antibiotics for the health of humans, animals and the environment.
Vietnam is one of the leading nations in implementing activities to prevent diseases in humans and animals within the Global Health Security Programme, including antimicrobial resistance prevention in domesticated animals.
The Vietnamese Government set up the “One Health Partnership” last March, which represents Vietnam’s strong commitment to promoting multi-sector coordination in controlling diseases in animals and antimicrobial resistance in domesticated animals.
At the meeting, delegates approved the Tokyo Statement to promote antimicrobial resistance, pledging to build medical systems capable of launching rapid response, foster multi-sector and international cooperation at the national, regional and global levels, and connection with UN agencies and international organisations in the field.
The meeting also launched the “One Health Initiative” in Asia-Pacific with cooperation among regional countries to build a roadmap to implement related plans, focusing on enhancing communication work of proper antibiotic use, outlining and implementing antibiotic management regulations, and promoting research in the field
Speaking at the meeting, Minister Tien highlighted Vietnam’s successes antimicrobial resistance, citing the launch of the national action plan on antimicrobial resistance prevention in 2013-2020; the signing of a multi-sector agreement with Vietnam’s development partners in fighting antimicrobial resistance in June last year; and a campaign to raise public awareness of safe antibiotic use last November.
Health Minister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien make a speech at the Meeting of Asia Health Ministers on Antimicrobial Resistance in Tokyo, Japan.
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Vietnam is one of the leading nations in implementing activities to prevent diseases in humans and animals within the Global Health Security Programme, including antimicrobial resistance prevention in domesticated animals.
The Vietnamese Government set up the “One Health Partnership” last March, which represents Vietnam’s strong commitment to promoting multi-sector coordination in controlling diseases in animals and antimicrobial resistance in domesticated animals.
At the meeting, delegates approved the Tokyo Statement to promote antimicrobial resistance, pledging to build medical systems capable of launching rapid response, foster multi-sector and international cooperation at the national, regional and global levels, and connection with UN agencies and international organisations in the field.
The meeting also launched the “One Health Initiative” in Asia-Pacific with cooperation among regional countries to build a roadmap to implement related plans, focusing on enhancing communication work of proper antibiotic use, outlining and implementing antibiotic management regulations, and promoting research in the field
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