GLG member Prof. Dame Sally Davies urges ESCMID researchers, clinicians & scientists to engage policymakers & parliamentarians for specific actions on #AMR aligning with the GLG recommendations to ensure concrete outcomes at the #UNGA HLM on AMR in Sept. #ECCMID2024 bit.ly/3UozJwK

Addressing the GLG-ESCMID high-level event, J-P Nyemazi highlights the work of the Quadripartite Joint Secretariat and its role in engaging youth about #AMR , engaging AMR survivors, harmonizing regulatory measures across sectors, and its guidance for the implementation of NAPs.

In advance of the second #UNGA HLM on #AMR on Sept. 26, J-P Nyemazi highlights that this meeting goes beyond planning and presents an opportunity to deliver on commitments, implementing actions and reducing the overall, global burden of AMR. #ESCMIDGlobal2024

“We have a triple jeopardy- resistance is growing, the pipeline is shrinking, and there is a crisis of access” says
GLG member Sunita Narain on the growing health threat of #AMR and addressing the antibiotic pipeline and access crisis. #ESCMIDGlobal2024

GLG - ESCMID panel chair & GLG member Sunita Narain links the patient experience and effectively communicating the challenge of #AMR , the role of antibiotics & increased resistance by putting a face to AMR. She also urges for world leaders to apply existing knowledge to act on AMR.

GLG-ESCMID panelist Dr Erin Duffy, Chief of R&D CARB-X raises awareness about the lack of researchers in #AMR impacting the development of new antibiotics. She also notes innovation must be accompanied by access and stewardship for a sustainable pipeline of #antibiotics .

GLG member Prof. Chukwu discusses the limited global access to new & existing antibiotics and the need for R&D for innovative & new antibiotics to address #AMR during the 2nd ESCMID-GLG panel: ‘Addressing the pipeline & access crisis for antibiotics & complementary diagnostics’

.Jesus Rodriguez Baño, Head of the Infectious Diseases division at Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena in Seville, Spain, shares how #AMR data must flow from local to national to global in order to understand the burden and impact of drug-resistant infections #ESCMIDGlobal2024

Increased understanding about #AMR can result in effective advocacy to stakeholders at various levels. GLG member Beatrice Anywar brings attention to raising awareness at #ESCMIDGlobal2024 “Education is key and we must prioritize AMR as a simplified subject to be studied”

#ESCMIDglobal2024 Panelist Beatrice Anywar discusses key recommendations in addressing #AMR & that a successful #UNGA HLM on AMR means specific commitments from political leaders, a unified approach and an understanding of the urgency needed to act on AMR. bit.ly/3JpSpHn

GLG Member Prof. António Correia de Campos introduced the 1st panel discussion ‘Setting evidence- and outcome-oriented targets for actions that can drive change across sectors’. He noted that evidence and science should inform policy decisions to
Address #AMR . #ESCMIDglobal2024

.Antonio López Navas, Deputy Director, Spanish Agency of Medicines and Medical Devices and Coordinator of the ES Action Plan on #AMR supports the setting of global targets & highlights the need to address the antimicrobial pipeline & access issues. #ECCMID2024

GLG vice-chair Chris Fearne highlighted urgency to address #AMR which if not addressed, may lower life expectancy by 1.8 years in the next decade, and to seize opportunity of the #UNGA HLM on AMR to commit to financing AMR response along with setting measurable goals. #eccmid2024

Watch live! The Global Leaders Group on AMR ESCMID high-level event 'Forging partnerships between science and policy’
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Watch the GLG/ESCMID #AMR event live stream here or join in person (free & no registration) Friday April 26 @ 1530 CEST. Speakers will discuss global AMR targets & the pipeline & access crisis for antibiotics & diagnostics #ECCMID2024
Event details below bit.ly/3Wkn3cu

As part of #UNGA HLM on #AMR preparations, an interactive multi-stakeholder hearing will be held in New York, 15 May, to identify key challenges & potential solutions needed to effectively address #AMR . Register by 24 April! More information available here bit.ly/3Jqae8W

Bacterial #AMR contributes to 5M deaths/year & is exacerbated by the lack of access to effective antibiotics. On #WorldHealthDay , the GLG urges for equitable access to new & existing quality antibiotics, diagnostics & antimicrobial alternatives b/c everyone has a right to health.

The new GLG data and recommendations call for UN Member States to seize the opportunity at the #UNGA HLM on #AMR and commit to implement bold and specific multisectoral actions to save lives & economies from the growing AMR crisis bit.ly/3JpSpHn

The Global Leaders Group on AMR chaired by Mia Amor Mottley has just released its first report on #AMR with 10 recommendations for UN member states to consider for the #UNGA #HLM . The report estimates that AMR would cost the world every year US$ 412 billion in additional healthcare costs plus US$…

As #INB negotiations of the #PandemicAccord continue, the GLG urges member states to include #AMR in the relevant articles of the accord to save millions of lives from AMR and respond to any other pandemics using a #OneHealth approach. bit.ly/3hbpA6H