Antimicrobial resistance “is a silent threat and new weapons are needed, Italy will invest 21 million dollars for new antibiotics in the next three years will be “in favor of Carb-Xa global nonprofit partnership that supports the development of new antibiotics. And this is a concrete choice. The objectives without resources in this case are difficult to achieve”. This was announced by the Minister of Health, Orazio Schillaci, in the final press conference of the G7 Health in Ancona.
“With this clear choice, Italy is at the forefront together with other G7 governments in experimenting and identifying innovative solutions to manage the antibiotic resistance crisis. These funds are among the so-called ‘push’ incentives to encourage investors, through public support, both financial and technical, to allocate resources for the research and development of new antibacterials – he continued – At the same time, we are strongly convinced that we must also act on the so-called ‘pull’ incentives to make the market attractive and thus encourage private individuals to invest through mechanisms that allow a financial return after approval and the drug’s entry into the market. In this regard, we are evaluating the possibility of using part of the already existing fund for innovative oncological and non-oncological drugs, without penalizing the purpose of the fund and without further increase in expenditure”.
“This fund offers some guarantees including immediate access for all Regions and payback exemption. It is an action to be implemented with the support of Aifa and which requires a regulatory change which we are already working on in the context of the financial 2025”, he concluded.
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