WHO List of Medically Important Antimicrobials

There is a global need to preserve the efficacy of antimicrobial agents and minimize the risk of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Because AMR develops and transfers within and among all sectors, minimizing the risk of emergence and transmission of AMR calls for a One Health approach (1). To improve the responsible and prudent use of antimicrobial agents – and in particular medically important antimicrobial agents – it is thus essential to decrease their inappropriate use across sectors.