This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Valentina Orsi is a third-year student at the Faculty of Health Sciences of Barretos Dr. Paulo Prata – FACISB. She is affiliated with the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA), cordial partner of The Sting. The opinions expressed in this piece belong strictly to the writer […]One Health, One Struggle: Confronting Antibiotic Resistance
January 9, 2026 by 1 Comment
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Valentina Orsi is a third-year student at the Faculty of Health Sciences of Barretos Dr. Paulo Prata – FACISB. She is affiliated with the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA), cordial partner of The Sting. The opinions expressed in this piece belong strictly to the writer […]One Health, One Fight: Tackling Antibiotic Resistance Across Humans, Animals, and the Environment
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This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Sadia Khalid, a Scientist-Physician (MBBS, MD) at Tallinn University of Technologye. She is affiliated with the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA), cordial partner of The Sting. The opinions expressed in this piece belong strictly to the writer and do not necessarily reflect IFMSA’s view on […]Tackling Antibiotics resistance across humans, animals and the environment
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This article was exclusively written for European Sting by Ms. NGOUEDOH NKEMZI HELMA STACEY, a second year medical student at the Faculty of health sciences in the University of Buea. She is affiliated with the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA), cordial partner of The Sting. The opinions expressed in this piece belong strictly to the writer […]Invisible War: One Health Against Antibiotic Resistance
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This article was exclusively written for European Sting by Ms. Patricia Fotso is a third-year medical student at the Faculty of Medicine of Douala, Cameroon. She is affiliated with the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA), cordial partner of The Sting. The opinions expressed in this piece belong strictly to the writer and do not necessarily reflect […]WHO guidance takes aim at ‘antibiotic pollution’ from manufacturing labs
September 4, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday issued its first-ever guidance aimed at curbing antibiotic pollution from manufacturing. The directive covers wastewater and solid waste management for manufacturing of antibiotics, and comes ahead of a High-Level Meeting on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) that will be held during the UN General […]Why stemming the rise of antibiotic resistance will be an historic achievement
April 17, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Carel du Marchie Sarvaas, Executive Director, HealthforAnimals Drug-resistant diseases pose a serious and growing threat to humans and animals. Antimicrobial resistance, which renders antibiotics ineffective against bacterial disease, is widely acknowledged as one of the most urgent health risks […]European Health Union: EU steps up action to prevent shortages of antibiotics for next winter
July 18, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission, the Heads of Medicines Agencies (HMA) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA) are today issuing recommendations for actions to avoid shortages of key antibiotics used to treat respiratory infections for European patients in the next winter season. These recommendations, which have […]Prudent use of antibiotics and more research needed to fight antimicrobial resistance
June 6, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. Parliament adopted its recommendations on Thursday for a coordinated EU response to health threats posed by antimicrobial resistance. In a resolution passed with 525 votes in favour, two against and 33 abstentions, MEPs say the successful tackling of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) requires the prudent […]This is how to fight antibiotic-resistant superbugs with a simple subscription payment model
February 11, 2022 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Jeremy Farrar, Director, Wellcome Trust, Mads Krogsgaard Thomsen, Chief Executive Officer, Novo Nordisk Foundation AMR – or the emergence of “superbugs” resistant to antibiotics – is one of the leading threats to human health worldwide.We need to change […]Zoonoses and antibiotic resistance: a one health approach
December 19, 2021 by 1 Comment
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Martina Trevisiol, a third-year student at the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of L’Aquila, Italy. She is affiliated with the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA), cordial partner of The Sting. The opinions expressed in this piece belong strictly to the writer and do […]Handwashing is not just for coronavirus – how good hygiene could help reduce antibiotic use
June 1, 2020 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Charlotte Edmond, Senior Writer, Formative Content Coronavirus put focus on handwashing, but basic hygiene is crucial to stopping a variety of diseases. Home hygiene has big role in reducing spread of antimicrobial resistance. Antibiotic resistance is one of […]Why developing new antibiotics is a matter of life and death
January 29, 2020 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Kasim Kutay, Chief Executive Officer, Novo Holdings Superbugs kill 700,000 people a year – a figure expected to rise to 10 million by 2050; New treatments to tackle this public health risk aren’t being created fast enough; Policy-makers […]Antimicrobial resistance: how can an intersectoral approach between society and healthcare professionals be developed and applied?
December 26, 2019 by Leave a Comment
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms Fernanda Melo Gadelha Sarmento, a student from the fourth period of Medicine of the State University of Rio Grande do Norte-UERN. She is affiliated to the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA), cordial partner of The Sting. The opinions expressed in this piece belong strictly […]Quelling antimicrobial resistance: a clinico-pharmacological exigency
December 16, 2019 by Leave a Comment
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Mr. Pat Ashinze, an Igbo-Yoruba Nigerian penultimate medical student at The University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria. He is affiliated to the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA), cordial partner of The Sting. The opinions expressed in this piece belong strictly to the writer and do not […]Multiprofessional action against the indiscriminate use of antibiotics
December 11, 2019 by Leave a Comment
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Lillian Morais Silva, a medical student in the 3rd year of the Pontifical Catholic University of Goiás, located in the state of Goiás, Brazil. She is affiliated to the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA), cordial partner of The Sting. The opinions expressed in […]Confronting antimicrobial resistance of animal origin
December 4, 2019 by Leave a Comment
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Angeliki Moutafi, Mr. Dimitrios Samaras, Mr. Ioannis Saperas and Mr. Lampros Fountoulis, all medical students from Greece. They are affiliated to the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA), cordial partner of The Sting. The opinions expressed in this piece belong strictly to the writers […]Antibiotics are contaminating the world’s rivers
June 7, 2019 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Douglas Broom, Senior Writer, Formative Content om the Mekong to the Seine, the first global study of antibiotics in the world’s rivers has revealed that some contain concentrations up to 300 times above ‘safe’ levels. Antibiotic pollution was found in […]How we can win the war against antibiotic resistance
January 10, 2019 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Kristina Lagerstedt, Founder and CEO, 1928 Diagnostics In 1945, Sir Alexander Fleming received the Nobel Prize in Medicine for the discovery of penicillin. In Sir Alexander’s acceptance remarks, he spoke of the responsibility that accompanied that discovery, namely that […]Superbugs: MEPs advocate further measures to curb use of antibiotics
September 17, 2018 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. The growing threat posed by antibiotic-resistant bacteria can only be tackled through a “One Health” approach, MEPs said on Wednesday. In the non-binding resolution, adopted with 589 votes to 12 and 36 abstentions, MEPs stress that the correct and prudent use of antimicrobials is […]
