Overview
Why pay attention to One Health?
One Health is an integrated, unifying approach that aims to sustainably balance and optimize the health of people, animals and ecosystems. It recognizes that the health of humans, animals, and the wider environment are inherently linked and interdependent.
The One Health approach is particularly important for AMR because resistant organisms can spread quickly through health-care facilities, animals, food and the environment (soil and water), making the treatment of certain infections in people and animals more challenging, and increasing the risk of disease spread, severe illness and death.
Interventions to prevent, detect and respond to AMR must be multifaceted and involve collaboration across human, animal and environmental health sectors, to achieve sustainable and long-lasting results. By adopting a One Health approach, countries can take a more holistic and systemic course of action to control AMR.
