To end World AMR Awareness Week #WAAW2022, check out part 2 of our series, The Social Dimensions of #AMR, a commentary on the impact of #poverty and global economic inequity on the spread of #superbugs. Find it here: onehealthtrust.org/news-media/blo… #FightAMR #inequity

Genomic analysis of sewage from 101 countries reveals global landscape of antimicrobial resistance nature.com/articles/s4146…

Is this when rich countries will decide to come up with solutions to make antibiotics available where needed, when needed? Surge in infections leads to global shortage of antibiotics ft.com/content/fe24d6…

#BestofYU #4: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the greatest threats to humanity. An $8.7 million initiative at #YorkU's Global Strategy Lab Global Strategy Lab will support evidence-informed AMR policymaking around the world. bit.ly/3U2zhCy

Register now to learn about the new @YUGlobalHelath PhD program in Global Health, with both academic and professional tracks, launching in September 2024. February 23 at 12-1pm via Zoom yorku.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

Johnson & Johnson stops development of all antibacterial programs. Sigh! J&J developed Levaquin, bedaquiline, and several other life-saving antibiotics. Obviously this happens because they can't make money on antibiotics. Thi…lnkd.in/eSQgfX-t lnkd.in/eK-3RuP4

📢 JUST OUT New UNEP report explores environmental dimensions of #AntimicrobialResistance – one of the top health threats facing humanity today – and what needs to be done to stop its spread. bit.ly/3xbG6IB

The World Health Organization (WHO)'s Antibiotic categorization helps us make informed choices by dividing antibiotics into three groups based on the risk of inducing resistance. Learn more about AWaRe. 🔷 #AMResistanceFighters

School of Global Health | York University Professors Mary Wiktorowicz and Population Health Ethics & Law were co-authors on a new paper in the The Lancet Planetary Health on global governance for pandemic prevention and the wildlife trade - making an important contribution to the debate surrounding the new draft pandemic treaty

New study using PublicHealthLawRsrch data finds "limiting emergency authority is primarily a problem of politicisation and political competition between state executives/ ... and legislatures, but the effects are seen through population-level health outcomes." onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/hp…

Canada has not done enough to fight growing antimicrobial resistance: Auditor General globalnews.ca/news/10035833/…

What is Public Health? Public health is the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life, and promoting health through the organised efforts of society... Discussion Paper by John Coggon. fph.org.uk/media/2afgi1gm… Faculty of Public Health webpage fph.org.uk/what-is-public…

GSL's mission is to advise governments and public health organizations on how to design laws, policies and institutions that make the world a healthier place for everyone. Health is a right for all. #MyHealthMyRight #WorldHealthDay 🌎

Congratulations to GSL Director Steven J. Hoffman, Co-Director Dr. Mathieu JP Poirier, & Investigators Tarra Penney PhD & Population Health Ethics & Law on securing funding for their global legal epidemiology project.🌍 Learn more ⬇️ yfile.news.yorku.ca/2024/04/16/yor…

1/🧵 Excited to announce our latest publication in PSJ (@psjeditor.bsky.social): "Analyzing Antimicrobial Resistance as a Series of Collective Action Problems." AMR is one of the greatest health threats today, causing over 1.27 million deaths annually.

New research shows the first recorded instance of one #antibiotic causing resistance to another antibiotic in a different class. theguardian.com/society/2024/o…

Antibiotic emergency ‘could claim 40 million lives in next 25 years’ theguardian.com/society/2025/j…

My resignation letter from CDC. Dear Dr. Houry, I am writing to formally resign from my position as Director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), effective August 28, 2025, close of business.

Canadian antimicrobial resistance threat assessment highlights role of health equity Canada's priority pathogens list shows 45% of the assessed AMR pathogens disproportionately affect marginalized populations and those with structural barriers to health. cidrap.umn.edu/antimicrobial-…