On 18-24 November it's the annual
campaign
World AMR Awareness Week (WAAW)
AMR is a threat to humans, animals and plants. It affects us all. This is why this year’s theme,
“Preventing Antimicrobial Resistance Together”, calls for collaboration across sectors to preserve the efficacy of these critical medicines.
SLU contributes with important knowledge
Fighting AMR is a truly global endeavor and must be addressed through a One Health approach. AMR research is to a large extent based on disciplines that are strong at SLU. Through our research collaborations and development efforts in low- and middle-income countries, we contribute to a reduced use of antibiotics.
In this newsletter we present some of our AMR knowledge – enjoy reading!
Illustration: Campaign material, WHO
According to WHO, it was estimated that almost 5 million deaths were associated with bacterial AMR, including 1.27 million deaths being directly caused by it (2019).
Hello young researchers – what's up?
We took the opportunity to reach out to some of our PhDs, who are conducting research connected to AMR, to get an insight into the full spectrum of important and interesting research being conducted at SLU.
Meet our PhDs Valeriia, Todd, Paul, Olivia, Laingshun and Faruk.
Fighting AMR is a truly global endeavor and must be addressed through a One Health approach.
Global Health
SLU Global contributes to global development through agricultural sciences. One of the six focus areas is global health.
Watch the video where PhD student Sandra Nohrborg and professor Ulf Magnusson talk about livestock production, how to tackle AMR in low- and middle-income countries, and how SLU contributes to this health challenge.
Apply for Travelling Research Fellowships: "Soulsby Fellowships”
The Soulsby Foundation for One Health – supports research and other charitable activities associated with promoting the concept of “One Health” internationally.
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is
one of the great health challenges of our time, where
SLU contributes with important knowledge. SLU's research within AMR takes place at several departments and affects many areas.
Here we present a selection of research projects and publications within the field. Do you want to get in touch with AMR researchers? Go to this page. Missing someone? Contact us and we will add the contact details.
A report: A summary of the Swedish work towards a low and prudent use of antibiotics, including figures on antibiotic use in Swedish production animals and a discussion about important success factors as well as lessons learned. You are more than welcome to share this report with your international networks/research collaborations.
A policy brief: In this policy brief, researchers at SLU recommend three decisions that we consider necessary to fulfil the goals of the Swedish national strategy for the work against antibiotic resistance, in order to achieve good animal health, and low antibiotic use in Swedish animal production. If useful/relevant for you, please share!
The consumption of antibiotics in the world is increasing, and bacteria are becoming ever more resistant to this vital medical tool. Here we present two stories that exemplify how SLU contributes to this fight against antimicrobial resistance.
Our aim with The One Health Breakfast Club is to stimulate interdisciplinary and cross-faculty collaborations. We meet and greet on a regular basis, to hopefully gain some new insights and inspiration while having breakfast together.
Join us next time when Hedvig Kjellström a guest professor at the
at the Department of Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Biochemistry (AFB), will talk about Recognizing the pain expressions of horses in videoRecognizing the pain expressions of horses in video.
Improve your research with data from SLU's environmental monitoring and assessment (EMA)
Are you familiar with SLU's environmental monitoring and assessment? Do you know that you can use data for your own research from SLU's environmental monitoring and assessment programs? Sign up for our workshop to find out more.
PhD course on One Health: concept, cases and methodology, 3 credits
Application for the course has opened!
We will give a theoretical overview of what the One Health concept is, and why a One Health approach is necessary to provide efficient solutions to the global challenges of our time. We will describe the benefits (and drawbacks) of transdisciplinary research and how transdisciplinarity is used in this context.
