Published on 31 October 2024

Media briefing of 13.11.2023

On 13 November, an event was jointly organised by the federal offices involved in the StAR Strategy – the Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), the Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office (FSVO), the Federal Office of Agriculture (FAO) and the Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN) – to brief media representatives about the current resistance situation in Switzerland and developments in antibiotic use. At the briefing, one of the key action areas of the strategy was particularly emphasised, namely: infection prevention and control of resistant pathogens.