Antibiotics kill bacteria, not viruses.
Overusing antibiotics feeds the resistance of bacteria to our medicines.
Let's #keepantibioticsworking
#EAAD #WAAW #HealthUnion
RT @EU_Health: 35 000 Europeans die yearly due to #AntimicrobialResistance
Yet 1 in 2 citizens still think that antibiotics are effective against viruses as our new @EurobarometerEU ahead of #EAAD shows.
Let's keep antibiotics working.
#HealthUnion @ECDC…
"European Antibiotic Awareness Day shines the light on AMR and galvanises action to tackle it."
- @SandraGallina, Director General for Health and Food Safety
“#AntimicrobialResistance is a global health problem. EU-funded projects are helping to reduce the inappropriate use of antibiotics in people and animals.”
- @marina_zanchi, Director of the European Health and Digital Executive Agency @EU_HaDEA
“Research is advancing quickly and EFSA applies the latest findings and new technologies in the fight against antimicrobial resistance across the food chain.”
- Bernhard Url, Bernhard Url, @EFSA_EU's Executive Director
“#AntimicrobialResistance is a huge public health threat. EMA works to ensure that effective and safe antibiotics remain available to protect people and animals in the EU.”
- Emer Cooke, @EMA_News' Executive Director
“We are supporting the development of and access to relevant medical countermeasures, including new and old antimicrobials, rapid point-of-care diagnostics, and vaccines against resistant pathogens.”
- Pierre Delsaux, Director General @EC_HERA
"We see concerning increases in the number of deaths attributable to infections with antibiotic-resistant bacteria, especially those that are resistant to last-line antibiotics."
- Dr Andrea Ammon, Director @ECDC_EU
