64 / 144 danmap 2015 64 antimicrobial consumption in humans 5. textbox 5.2 continuous focus on antimicrobial resistance and usage of antimicrobials in the faroe islands background: the faroe islands (fi) consists of 18 islands, inhabited by approx. 49,000 inhabitants, 19,000 of whom live in the capital tórshavn. the main hospital (landssjúkrahúsið, ls, with 170 beds) is located in tórshavn, and there are two smaller hospitals in klaksvik (36 beds) and súðuroy (26 beds). the healthcare system is comparable to the danish healthcare system with general practitioners responsible for primary care and secondary care provided by the hospital. ls has a local as well as a centralized function. in the case of specified diseases,
