[Comment] WHO Global Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance System early implementation 2016 –17

On Oct 22, 2015, WHO launched the Global Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance System (GLASS), the first global collaborative effort to standardise antimicrobial resistance surveillance.1 GLASS supports the strategic objective of WHO's Global Action Plan on antimicrobial resistance to strengthen the evidence base.2 GLASS provides a standardised approach to the collection, analysis, and sharing of antimicrobial resistance data by countries, and seeks to document the status of existing or newly developed national surveillance systems.

Source: The Lancet Infectious Diseases - January 29, 2018 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Barbara Tornimbene, Sergey Eremin, Martina Escher, Jolanta Griskeviciene, Sapna Manglani, Carmem Lucia Pessoa-Silva Tags: Comment Source Type: research