Table 1.

Six areas and goals for countermeasures on AMR.

Fields	Goals
1 Public awareness and education	Improve public awareness and understanding, and promote education and training of professionals
2 Surveillance and monitoring	Continuously monitor antimicrobial resistance and use of antimicrobials, and appropriately understand the signs of change and spread of antimicrobial resistance
3 Infection prevention and control	Prevent the spread of antimicrobial-resistant organisms by implementing appropriate infection prevention and control
4 Appropriate use of antimicrobials	Promote appropriate use of antimicrobials in the fields of healthcare, livestock production, and aquaculture
5 Research and development	Promote research on antimicrobial resistance and foster research and development to secure the means to prevent, diagnose, and treat the antimicrobial-resistant infections
6 International cooperation	Enhance global multidisciplinary countermeasures against antimicrobial resistance

Source: Ref. [6].