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Action to support the implementation of Codex AMR texts (ACT) project - ACT in the Plurinational State of Bolivia: Building Governance to Contain Foodborne Antimicrobial Resistance

Success Story

Year of publication 2024

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 4 p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Brochure, flyer, fact-sheet

Synopsis (short abstract) This is the second instalment in a 6-part series that highlights the successes of the FAO-implemented and Republic of Korea-funded Action to support implementation of Codex AMR Texts (ACT) project. This success story focuses on the establishment by the Government of the Plurinational State of Bolivia of a multisectoral committee that will assess the country's needs in combatting the threat of foodborne AMR.

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