Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH/FHI)

Norway’s national public health institute. Central to NORM, providing AMR data from clinical microbiology and managing AMU databases.

Role in AMR Surveillance

  • Collects clinical microbiology laboratory data for NORM
  • Manages the national notification system for communicable diseases (MSIS)
  • High-priority resistance phenotypes submitted to designated reference laboratories

Role in AMU Surveillance

  • Manages the Norwegian Prescription Database (all antimicrobials dispensed to outpatients)
  • Collects data from the national drug wholesale database
  • Provides human antibiotic sales and consumption data
  • Contributes to veterinary antibiotic sales data for NORM-Vet
  • Hosts the WHO Collaborating Center for Drug Statistics Methodology (ATC/DDD system)