What we do

What we do

WHO Mark Nieuwenhof
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The Global Leaders Group on Antimicrobial Resistance has six priority areas of work as outlined in the ‘Priorities of the Global Leaders Group on AMR' action plan.

The action plan outlines outcomes, key performance indicators, activities and deliverables for each of these priority areas of work.

Priority areas of work

  1. Sustained political action on antimicrobial resistance by seizing critical opportunities.
  2. Transformation of the human health, animal health, food, plant and environment eco-systems.
  3. Improved surveillance and monitoring of antimicrobial use and resistance across all sectors. 
  4. Increased mobilization of internal and external financial resources, with a focus on low-and-middle income countries.
  5. Increased innovations across all sectors to secure a sustainable pipeline for new antimicrobials, vaccines, diagnostics, waste management tools, and alternatives to antimicrobials.
  6. Better understanding of environmental pathways to the development and transmission of antimicrobial resistance.

Key Resources:

Antimicrobial Use in Food Systems

Statement of the Global Leaders Group on Antimicrobial Resistance August 2021

1 August 2021
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Antimicrobial Use in Food Systems
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Overview

Statement of the Global Leaders Group on Antimicrobial Resistance on antimicrobial use in food systems.

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