National Action Plan for Containment of Antimicrobial Resistance 2017-2022.

National Action Plan to Contain Antimicrobial Resistance (2017-2022) is a cross-sectoral policy document. The National Action Plan aims to establish comprehensive management strategies and measures on the national level for the overall implementation of strengthening the supervision of antimicrobial research and development, production, circulation, use and environmental protection, promoting advocacy and education, and international exchanges and cooperation.
In order to deal with the challenge of antimicrobial resistance, the National Action Plan sets up the goals to be achieved by 2020. Main goals include: to significantly improve veterinary antimicrobial resistance, the capacity on antimicrobial drug residue management, the level of standardized drug use in animal production and aquaculture sectors, and quality and safety level of animal, poultry and aquatic products. Main actions are: to promote to gradually withdraw antimicrobials used as animal growth promoters, in particular to strengthen the risk assessment of main veterinary medicines and early warning; to strengthen the supervision of veterinary antimicrobials, including market access, drug use in animal production and aquaculture and medicated feed; to improve the veterinary antimicrobial resistance monitoring system and network.