Actions to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance in Mexico: A Perspective from COFEPRIS

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Published: Sep 26, 2024
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antimicrobials resistance AMR COFEPRIS regulation ENARAM

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Alejandro E. Svarch
Head of the Federal Commission for Protection against Sanitary Risks (COFEPRIS)
Miriam Jackeline Loera-Rosales
Commissioner for Evidence and Risk Management
Arlet Veloz-Contreras
Health inspector-assessor, CEMAR
Holjes Salgado-Lugo
Researcher for Mexico, Conahcyt
Liliana Esmeralda Reyes-Vázquez
Health inspector-assessor, CEMAR
Rosa Camacho-Sandoval
Researcher for Mexico, Conahcyt

Abstract

In this article the most important data on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is presented to enable an understanding of the importance of this global problem. The main strategies implemented at the international and national level to respond to, monitor and reduce this so-called “silent pandemic” are also addressed. In addition, the contribution of COFEPRIS, the National Regulatory Agency that provides transversal support to the national strategy to combat AMR in Mexico, is described. The article concludes with one of the most significant achievements in the health sector that has successfully reduced antibiotic consumption.

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Svarch, Alejandro E., Miriam Jackeline Loera-Rosales, Arlet Veloz-Contreras, Holjes Salgado-Lugo, Liliana Esmeralda Reyes-Vázquez, and Rosa Camacho-Sandoval. 2024. “Actions to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance in Mexico: A Perspective from COFEPRIS”. Revista Mexicana De Política Exterior, no. 129 (September):73-86. https://revistadigital.sre.gob.mx/index.php/rmpe/article/view/2680.
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No. 129 (2024): Regulatory Diplomacy in Latin America and the Caribbean
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