Drug-resistant bacteria widespread in environment, industrial waste - EPA launches five-point strategy to curb spread

The EPA said the findings underscored the importance of the One Health approach, which recognises antimicrobial resistance as a shared challenge across human, animal and environmental health.

Consequently, it said no single institution could tackle the problem alone, making collaboration among the health, agriculture and environmental sectors, as well as academia, industry and development partners, essential to curbing the spread of antimicrobial resistance.“This is why antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is rightly recognised as a One Health imperative, requiring coordinated and sustained action across the human health, animal health, and environmental sectors.