National Strategy To Combat Antimicrobial Resistance 2015-2017.

This National Strategy to combat Antimicrobial Resistance 2015-2017 is the first national strategy that is specifically targeted towards addressing AMR issues.
The objectives are: 1. The AMR surveillance system is capable of indicating problems as well as monitoring and reporting the AMR epidemiological situation in both humans and animals in order to provide timely alerts on AMR spread; 2. The systems of controlling and tracing distribution of human and veterinary antimicrobial medicines are integrated; 3.Healthcare facilities are equipped with efficient systems to prevent and control infection aiming at reducing infection rate and expenses caused by AMR pathogens, and to implement antimicrobial stewardship; 3. Integrated and harmonized systems of AMR management and reduction of antimicrobial use in agricultural and animal sectors are applied to both public and private sectors; 5.The public are knowledgeable of AMR and aware of appropriate antimicrobial use, including AMR environmental problems; 6. AMR implementation mechanisms at national level are able to sustain AMR-related actions. The Strategic Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance 2017-2021 further sets actions to achieve each Strategic Objective. For instance, actions to be implemented include: Strategic action 1. Reduce use of antimicrobials in livestock farming and fisheries Strategic action; 2. Reduce antimicrobial resistant bacteria in the food production chain; 3 Establish surveillance of antimicrobial use in crop production Strategic action; 4 Implement antimicrobial stewardship in animal hospitals and clinics.