International cooperation

• Strengthening international cooperation to prevent and curb the spread of antibiotic resistance, enhancing national stature

• The quadrilateral cooperation body* composed of major international organizations has been conducting annual self-surveys for WHO member countries since 2016 to compare the status of antibiotic resistance response by country and share the results.* (Composition) World Health Organization (WHO), World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH), Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) * (Check survey results) https://amrcountryprogress.org
• Korea has been participating in the survey since 2016.

• The World Health Organization (WHO) established the Global Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance System (GLASS-AMR) in 2016 and the Antimicrobial Consumption Surveillance System (GLASS-AMC) in 2020 to generate and share international antimicrobial resistance data. * AMC: Antimicrobial Consumption * AMR: Antimicrobial Resistance
• Korea has been participating in the antimicrobial resistance surveillance system since 2016 and in the antimicrobial consumption surveillance system since 2023.

< Status of Participation in the Global Antimicrobial Resistance and Use Surveillance System (as of 2024) >

(Source: GLASS Dashboard)

• The World Health Organization (WHO) designates specialized institutions as collaborating centers in various fields to ensure the successful implementation of international health projects, including antimicrobial resistance surveillance.
• The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency has been designated as a WHO Collaborating Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance (KOR-110) since 2021, providing support to WHO member countries to strengthen their antimicrobial resistance surveillance capacities.

Key Responsibilities

• Support for the development of an operational manual for antimicrobial resistance surveillance
• Provision of laboratory testing technical support to countries with inadequate antimicrobial resistance surveillance capabilities
• Implementing education and training programs
• Supporting the strengthening of laboratory testing capacities, including the operation of quality assessment programs

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