Presidential Advisory Council on Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria (PACCARB)
Established in September 2015
The Advisory CouncilExternal
“Detecting, preventing, and controlling antibiotic resistance requires a strategic, coordinated, and sustained effort.”
– PACCARB
Members
The Advisory Council includes human and animal health experts from a variety of fields, including:
- Agriculture
- Pharmacy
- Biomedicine
- Public health
- Veterinary health
- Healthcare
- Epidemiology
Purpose
Advice and recommendations will be used to, for example:
- Preserve the effectiveness of antibiotics by improving their use
- Advance research to develop improved methods for combating antibiotic resistance and conducting antibiotic stewardship
- Improve tracking of infections caused by antibiotic-resistant germs
- Prevent the spread of antibiotic-resistant infections
- Improve research on new treatments for infections
- Develop alternatives to antibiotics for use in food animals
- Provide up-to-date information on the proper use of antibiotics to the general public and human and animal healthcare providers
- Improve international coordination to combat antibiotic resistance
Page last reviewed: September 10, 2018