This Implementation Plan of Australia’s First National Antimicrobial Resistance Strategy 2015-2019 is a cross-sectoral policy document at the national level. The objectives are: 1. Increase awareness and understanding of antimicrobial resistance, its implications, and actions to combat it through effective communication, education and training. 2. Implement effective antimicrobial stewardship practices across human health and animal care settings to ensure the appropriate and judicious prescribing, dispensing and administering of antimicrobials. 3. Develop nationally coordinated One Health surveillance of antimicrobial resistance and antimicrobial usage. 4. Improve infection prevention and control measures across human health and animal care settings to help prevent infections and the spread of antimicrobial resistance. 5. Agree a national research agenda and promote investment in the discovery and development of new products and approaches to prevent, detect and contain antimicrobial resistance. 6. Strengthen international partnerships and collaboration on regional and global efforts to respond to antimicrobial resistance. 7. Establish and support clear governance arrangements at the local, jurisdictional, national and international levels to ensure leadership, engagement and accountability for actions to combat antimicrobial resistance. In the Australia’s First National Antimicrobial Resistance Strategy 2015-2019, Priority Areas for Action were proposed. In this Implementation Plan the activities under each Priority Area for Action have been developed, which cover a range of areas including research projects, pilot programmes, surveillance and communication activities, as well as the production of resources. The Stocktake of Activities are listed in Appendix A. Antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) is considered as a key strategy in slowing the emergence of resistance. The relevant Focus Areas include: • Develop and enforce veterinary antibiotic prescribing guidelines for all classes of animals in Australia; • Ensure availability of evidence-based and best practice arrangements in AMS for the use of antibiotics in all classes of animals in Australia; • Build a strong evidence base to improve and promote AMS practices in human and animal health settings; • Promote use and further development of evidence-based resources to support AMS in human and animal settings where antibiotics are used; etc. Regarding to the Governance, the Australian Government, through the AMR Prevention and Containment (AMRPC) Steering Group, will oversee the delivery of the Implementation Plan and provide leadership and co-ordination on AMR. The AMRPC Steering Group is led by the Secretaries of the Department of Health and Department of Agriculture and Water Resources and includes the Australian Government Chief Medical and Veterinary Officers as members, and will be responsible for monitoring the implementation of the Strategy and will review and report publically on progress on an annual basis.
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