title: Antimicrobial resistance-a threat to the world's sustainable development.
abstract: This commentary examines how specific sustainable development goals (SDGs) are affected by antimicrobial resistance and suggests how the issue can be better integrated into international policy processes. Moving beyond the importance of effective antibiotics for the treatment of acute infections and health care generally, we discuss how antimicrobial resistance also impacts on environmental, social, and economic targets in the SDG framework. The paper stresses the need for greater international collaboration and accountability distribution, and suggests steps towards a broader engagement of countries and United Nations agencies to foster global intersectoral action on antimicrobial resistance.
authors.affiliation: a ReAct Europe, Department of Medical Sciences , Uppsala University , Uppsala , Sweden.
authors.forename: Dušan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Jasovský
authors.affiliation: a ReAct Europe, Department of Medical Sciences , Uppsala University , Uppsala , Sweden.
authors.forename: Jasper
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Littmann
authors.affiliation: a ReAct Europe, Department of Medical Sciences , Uppsala University , Uppsala , Sweden.
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zorzet
authors.affiliation: a ReAct Europe, Department of Medical Sciences , Uppsala University , Uppsala , Sweden.
authors.forename: Otto
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Cars
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D005523:Food Supply; D006291:Health Policy; D006293:Health Promotion; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D011203:Poverty; D014480:United Nations; D014881:Water Supply; D014944:World Health Organization
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents
keywords: Antibiotic resistance; antimicrobial resistance; sustainable development; sustainable development goals