Tackling the growing threat of AMR in the EU

Eva Hrnčířová, Commission Spokesperson for Public Health at the European Commission, outlines the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance and the Commission’s collective efforts in tackling AMR and emerging infectious diseasesOne of the greatest threats to modern medicine is the silent erosion of our body’s defences. AMR is a growing threatWhile the EU has made encouraging strides in reducing certain infections, our most critical human health targets are currently at serious risk of being missed. To reverse this trajectory, the European Commission is prioritising immediate, concrete corrective measures. To close this gap, the European Commission fundamentally reorganised its own structures and applied a new vision to our work. The EU possesses the tools, the structural organization, and the scientific backing to address AMR and emerging diseases.