Strategy on Antibiotic Resistance Switzerland (StAR)

The aim is to ensure that antibiotics remain effective in the long term and to curb the development of resistance.The strategy approved by the Federal Council to combat antibiotic resistance is being pursued in the areas of human and animal health and the environment.

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“Act Now”: World AMR Awareness Week 2025

World AMR Awareness Week (WAAW) is an annual event that runs from 18 to 24 November. “Act Now: Protect Our Present, Secure Our Future” is this year’s motto. In Switzerland, the Swiss Strategy on Antibiotic Resistance (StAR) supports the awareness week and, in line with the motto, promotes the responsible use of antibiotics.

Use wisely, take precisely: Growing antibiotic resistance is a global threat to humans and animals – in Switzerland, too. If we are to continue to have effective antibiotics, we must use them responsibly. So anyone who is prescribed antibiotics must ensure that these are taken and disposed of correctly.

To these ends, the Federal Council has resolved to comprehensively strengthen the country’s pursuit of StAR through a range of binding, innovative and sustainable measures which have all been incorporated into the StAR 2024-2027 One Health Action Plan.

Strategy on Anbitiotic Resistance

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