Theme 5: AMR Surveillance, and AMR from a Food Safety Perspective

Food safety and hygiene in the context of Antimicrobial Resistance

By Mr. Herman Mwanja

In this session we gain a deeper appreciation of the interlinkages between the spread of AMR and food production chain. Mr. Herman emphasizes the need to improve AMR surveillance in the food production chain so as to identify areas that can be targeted to stop the spread of AMR.

  • Introduction to food safety (1:30)
  • Food safety and the sustainable development goals (3:20)
  • Food production chain and spread of AMR (4:39)
  • Actions that need to be taken to improve surveillance of AMR in the food production chain (20:37)
  • Discussion of Gaps in AMR surveillance in the food production chain (24:25)