New antibiotic to kill drug-resistant bacteria
04.01.2024The Guardian has reported a breakthrough in the battle to combat Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR). AMR is widely feared to be…
READ MOREOpen Letter to European Commissioner for Health Stella Kyriakides
17.10.2023On 11 October 2023 the PA International Foundation sent a letter to European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety Dr…
READ MORERussian aggression in Ukraine contributing to AMR
09.03.2023The atrocious Russian aggression in Ukraine not only kills tens of thousands of people but also contributes to Antimicrobial Resistance…
READ MOREHealth burden of infections with antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the EU/EEA
07.12.2022In November 2022 the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) released its technical report ‘Assessing the health burden…
READ MOREWHO releases first-ever list of health-threatening fungi
15.11.2022(Press release by the WHO, 25 October 2022) WHO on 25 October 2022 published a report highlighting the first-ever list…
READ MOREAMR kills more people than malaria and HIV
08.09.2022A study published on 19 January 2022 in The Lancet estimates that 4.95 million deaths could be associated with bacterial…
READ MOREOne health: Commission welcomes Member States’ support to designate antimicrobials reserved for humans
11.07.2022On 4th July 2022, Member States have given their support to the establishment of a list designating antimicrobials to be…
READ MOREBlown up by terrorist, saved by virus
26.01.2022BACTERIOPHAGES A woman was seriously injured in the 2016 terror attacks [in Brussels]. For two years, an infection in her…
READ MOREFighting harmful bacteria with nanoparticles
10.01.2022Multi-resistant pathogens are a serious and increasing problem in today’s medicine. Where antibiotics are ineffective, these bacteria can cause life-threatening…
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