Egypt
The Minister of Health confirms support for Saudi efforts to combat antimicrobial resistance concerns
Dr. Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, Deputy Prime Minister for Human Development and Minister of Health and Population, affirmed the Egyptian government’s support for the efforts of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and sister countries, in combating global concerns regarding antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
This came in a speech delivered by Dr. Khaled Abdel Ghaffar during a session entitled “Jeddah’s Commitments.” Within the activities of the Fourth Global Ministerial Conference on Antimicrobial Resistance, which is hosted by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Dr. Khaled Abdel Ghaffar added in his speech that antimicrobial resistance is one of the biggest complex health challenges in this era, which threatens the health, stability and progress of societies and exposes them to danger, and in turn affects the health of humans, animals, plants, and the environment, which makes it imperative for everyone to shift all discussions. For concrete steps on the ground.
Dr. Khaled Abdel Ghaffar stressed the importance of moving forward with a unified vision and working together to protect global health, promote sustainable development, secure a healthier and safer future for all people, and create societies capable of withstanding the threats of antimicrobial resistance. < /div>
Dr. Khaled Abdel Ghaffar stressed the Egyptian state’s commitment to the principles contained in the “Jeddah Commitments” document. To combat antimicrobial resistance, and deal with it as a unified challenge, pointing to the readiness to implement joint national action plans and strategies, and to adopt different points of view, in cooperation with national institutions and regional and global partners, in order to address antimicrobial resistance.
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Dr. Khaled Abdel Ghaffar pointed out the importance of working to establish and activate joint national bodies between the governments of the countries concerned, to combat antimicrobial resistance, and to develop national action plans, in cooperation with the World Health Organization, the Food and Agriculture Organization, the United Nations Environment Program and the World Organization for Animal Health, in a way that ensures enhanced cooperation. To achieve the desired goals, and to ensure commitment to strengthening work at the local and global levels.
Dr. Khaled Abdel Ghaffar pointed out the importance of establishing the “Unified Health Learning Center.” In the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, to serve as a platform for exchanging best practices, experiences, and information and providing the necessary training for workers in health systems and veterinary medicine, which contributes to mitigating the negative effects of the effects of antimicrobial resistance, in addition to the importance of strengthening the necessary infrastructure and strengthening surveillance and surveillance systems on antimicrobial resistance. , enabling decision makers to make informed decisions.
Dr. Khaled Abdel Ghaffar concluded by emphasizing the importance of the role of scientific research in supporting the efforts made by countries to combat antimicrobial resistance, which requires everyone to strengthen it regionally and internationally, with a focus on sustainable innovations that will reduce dependence on antimicrobials by promoting developed medicines and vaccines. And the new ones.
