Implementing the EU AMR Action Plan – Recommendations from the medical technology industry

In June 2017, the European Commission published a “One-Health EU Action Plan” to tackle Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR). This plan includes, among others, actions on (1) surveillance, (2) infection prevention and (3) novel diagnostics. These three areas can have a significant impact on the goal of tackling the global burden of AMR. This paper aims at making recommendations on how they can be meaningfully implemented.