Wemos

Situation

Every year 25,000 people in Europe die from bacterial infections that cannot be treated because of antibiotic resistance. In developing countries too, resistance is a growing public health problem. If something is not done soon, future generations will be denied effective antibiotics.

Goal

Wemos lobbies for both the reduction of irresponsible antibiotic use and for investment in the development of new antibiotics.

Main activities

Wemos is endeavouring to preserve antibiotics for tomorrow’s generation, by advocating drastic measures in the Netherlands and at international level to combat antibiotic resistance; collaborating with Dutch organizations as well as international networks; staging campaigns to inform people about the impact of antibiotic resistance, and generating media interest in its work.