In the context of the European Day for the Prudent Use of Antibiotics (November 18) and World Antimicrobial Awareness Week (November 18-24) According to the analysis of the consortium of organizations that participate in the European HAPPY PATIENT project, and which investigates mechanisms that allow the inappropriate consumption of antibiotics to...
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«A rational use of antibiotics has become the cornerstone of the fight against Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)»
Carl Llor, HAPPY PATIENT's Coordinator explains the project's goals, its methods and the importance of Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in the following interview. Why is antimicrobial resistance so crucial? This is a crucial topic because when Antibiotics were discovered, everybody thought this was the solution for many bacterial infections. But very...
HAPPY PATIENT publishes its leaflets to address antimicrobial resistance
The promotional materials can already be downloaded in English. They are aimed to meet the needs of both the general public and the scientific community. The HAPPY PATIENT project, funded by the 3rd EU-Funded Health Program, is one of the initiatives launched by the European Commission to combat the threat...
The European Union promotes Happy Patient to investigate patient-doctor strategies to reduce inappropriate antibiotic consumption
The World Health Organization warns that in the coming years, a large part of themedicines that work today will cease to be effective if the use and prescription ofantibiotics is not rationalized at all levels of care.It is imperative to implement a successful strategy to reduce the use of antibiotics,...
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