Although 78 countries have regulations in place to prevent environmental contamination generally, only 10 of them report having comprehensive systems to ensure regulatory compliance for all waste management, including regulations that limit the discharge of antimicrobial residues into the environment.
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这不足以保护环境不受抗微生物药物生产的危害。
This is insufficient to protect the environment from the hazards of antimicrobial production.
“This report shows growing global momentum to combat antimicrobial resistance,” says Dr Ranieri Guerra, Assistant Director-General for Antimicrobial Resistance at WHO.
“We call on governments to make sustained commitments across all sectors – human and animal health, plant health and the environment – otherwise we risk losing the use of these precious medicines.”
“Supporting low- and middle-income countries to follow guidance of responsible and prudent use of antimicrobials in animals is an urgent priority,” says Dr Matthew Stone, Deputy Director General of the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE).
“Implementation of dedicated OIE international standards, appropriate national legislation and strengthening of veterinary services are essential steps to help all animal health stakeholders contribute to controlling the threat posed by antimicrobial resistance.”
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粮农组织副总干事Maria Helena Semedo说：“粮农组织欢迎许多国家为在农业中负责任地使用抗微生物药物所采取的具体步骤。
“FAO welcomes that many countries are taking concrete steps towards the responsible use of antimicrobials in agriculture,” says Maria Helena Semedo, FAO Deputy Director-General.
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然而，各国需要更加努力减少农业中不受管制和过度使用抗微生物药物的行为。
“However, countries need to do more to reduce the unregulated and excessive use of antimicrobials in agriculture.
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我们特别敦促各国逐步停止在畜牧养殖领域将抗微生物药物用于促进动物生长——陆地和水生生物。”
We particularly urge countries to phase out the use of antimicrobials for growth promotion in animal production – terrestrial and aquatic.”
From this survey and other sources, the Tripartite (FAO, OIE and WHO) is aware that 100 countries now have national action plans for AMR in place and a further 51 countries have plans under development, but more needs to be done to ensure that they are implemented.