Singapore’s National Action Plan on antimicrobial resistance

Lim, Kelvin and Chee, Diana and Ting, Shawn and Choo, Edmund and Tan, Wei Ling and Lin, Yueh Nuo (2020) Singapore’s National Action Plan on antimicrobial resistance. Asian Fisheries Science Journal (Malaysia), 33. pp. 107-111. ISSN 2073-3720

The rapid emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global threat, and international bodies have called for action against it. Studies show that Singapore is not spared from its effects. There was strong local political support for action and One Health agencies assembled a One Health AMR Workgroup to jointly develop the National Strategic Action Plan (NSAP) for Antimicrobial Resistance. The NSAP would set the framework for Singapore’s response to AMR and would be aligned with the World Health Organisation’s Global Action Plan on AMR with reference made to the standards and guidelines established by intergovernmental bodies such as the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the World Organisation for Animal Health. This paper describes existing initiatives to combat AMR, and lists priority areas for further action akin to the WHO Global Action Plan for AMR. These priority areas include education, surveillance and risk assessment, research, prevention and control of infection, and optimisation of antimicrobial use. Today, the One Health AMR Workgroup comprises of the Ministry of Health, the Health Promotion Board, the National Environment Agency, National Parks Board, PUB, Singapore’s National Water Agency and the Singapore Food Agency.

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Abstract

The rapid emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global threat, and international bodies have called for action against it. Studies show that Singapore is not spared from its effects. There was strong local political support for action and One Health agencies assembled a One Health AMR Workgroup to jointly develop the National Strategic Action Plan (NSAP) for Antimicrobial Resistance. The NSAP would set the framework for Singapore’s response to AMR and would be aligned with the World Health Organisation’s Global Action Plan on AMR with reference made to the standards and guidelines established by intergovernmental bodies such as the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the World Organisation for Animal Health. This paper describes existing initiatives to combat AMR, and lists priority areas for further action akin to the WHO Global Action Plan for AMR. These priority areas include education, surveillance and risk assessment, research, prevention and control of infection, and optimisation of antimicrobial use. Today, the One Health AMR Workgroup comprises of the Ministry of Health, the Health Promotion Board, the National Environment Agency, National Parks Board, PUB, Singapore’s National Water Agency and the Singapore Food Agency.

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Item Type:	Article
AGROVOC Term:	antimicrobial resistance
AGROVOC Term:	resistance to antibiotics
AGROVOC Term:	aquaculture
AGROVOC Term:	disease control
AGROVOC Term:	risk assessment
AGROVOC Term:	government
AGROVOC Term:	food safety
AGROVOC Term:	public health
Geographical Term:	Singapore
Depositing User:	Nor Hasnita Abdul Samat
Date Deposited:	16 May 2025 13:46
Last Modified:	16 May 2025 13:46
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/535

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