Challenges to Tackling Antimicrobial Resistance - Economic and Policy Responses

List of contents

1. Introduction Michael Anderson, Anuja Chatterjee, Charles Clift and Elias Mossialos; 2. The health and economic burden of antimicrobial resistance Driss Ait Ouakrim, Alessandro Cassini, Michele Cecchini and Diamantis Plachouras; 3. Tackling antimicrobial resistance in the community Sarah Tonkin-Crine, Lucy Abel, Oliver van Hecke, Kay Wang and Chris Butler; 4. Tackling antimicrobial resistance in the hospital sector Rasmus Leistner and Inge Gyssens; 5. Tackling antimicrobial resistance in the food and livestock sector Jeroen Dewulf, Sussana Sternberg-Lewerin and Michael Ryan; 6. Fostering R&D of novel antibiotics and other technologies to prevent and treat infection Matthew Renwick and Elias Mossialos; 7. Ensuring innovation for diagnostics for bacterial infection to combat antimicrobial resistance Rosanna W. Peeling, Debrah Boeras and John Nkengasong; 8. The role of vaccines in combating antimicrobial resistance Mark Jit and Ben Cooper; 9. The role of civil society in tackling antimicrobial resistance Anthony So and Reshma Ramachandran.

About the author

Michael Anderson is a Research Officer in Health Policy at the Department of Health Policy, London School of Economics and Political Science, and a Medical Doctor undertaking general practice specialty training.Michele Cecchini is a Senior Health Economist, Health Division, on the Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.Elias Mossialos is Brian Abel-Smith Professor of Health Policy, Head of the Department of Health Policy at the London School of Economics and Political Science, and Co-Director of the European Observatory on Health Systems.

Summary

An accessible overview of the challenges in tackling AMR, and the economic and policy responses of the 'One Health' approach. It will appeal to policy-makers seeking to strengthen national and local polices tackling AMR, as well as students and academics who want an overview of the latest scientific evidence regarding effective AMR policies.

Product details

• Authors: Michael (London School of Economics and Anderson
• Assisted by: Michael Anderson (Editor), Michael (London School of Economics and Political Science) Anderson (Editor), Michele Cecchini (Editor), Elias Mossialos (Editor), Elias (London School of Economics and Political Science) Mossialos (Editor), Mossialos Elias (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.04.2020
• EAN: 9781108799454
• ISBN: 978-1-108-79945-4
• No. of pages: 272
• Series: European Observatory on Health; European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Epidemiology & medical statistics, Health economics, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Economic Policy, Health systems & services, Health systems and services, Epidemiology and Medical statistics