04/04/2023
The AMR Multi-Stakeholder Partnership Platform aims to address AMR by bringing together voices from all countries and sectors through a One Health approach.
Antimicrobials play a crucial role in preventing and treating infections and diseases in humans, animals and plants, but their overuse and misuse is the main driver of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). AMR is a multi-faceted global challenge known as a “silent pandemic”. It is considered one of the top ten global public health threats to humanity in the 21st century.
Globally, an estimated 1.3 million people die each year directly due to bacterial AMR. If no action is taken, this number...