The United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organization says the overuse of antibiotics requires globally coordinated efforts. The FAO said this week that the overuse is impacting rural livelihoods and food security. Speaking at a conference on antimicrobial resistance, FAO Deputy Director-General Helena Semedo (say-may-da) said antimicrobial agent’s foster increasing resistance among the very microbes that cause the infection. That, she says, threatens to reverse a century of progress in human and animal health, adding “we have to help save life-saving drugs.” She said broad improvements in hygiene, disease prevention, veterinary oversight and accurate diagnostics, as well as ensuring quality nutrition to improve the overall health of livestock and fish through safe feed and suitable breeds are critical in reducing the overuse of antibiotics.
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