Response
Surveillance
Several surveillance systems collecting data on antibiotic use, bacterial infection incidence, and healthcare-related infection have been established in the past two decades, but many gaps remain.
Africa Americas Eastern Mediterranean
Europe South-East Asia West Pacific
Proportions of countries with surveillance data available or unavailable on antibiotic-resistant bacteria, by WHO region.4
Trends
Some public health campaigns have made their mark - antibiotic use has gotten smarter. Antibiotic use in Canada declined 12.5% in per capita prescriptions between 2000 and 2013 [8], with the US National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS) reporting a 13% decline in antimicrobial usage [9]. However there is no significant decline in Europe [10]. This is insufficient.
New Antibiotics