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Global leaders commit to reducing antimicrobial resistance by 2030
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Published on MedED: 30 September 2024
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MedED Catalogue Reference: MNG0047
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Category Cross-reference: Public Health, Antimicrobials
Keywords: antimicrobial resistance, AMR, WHO, UN
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Type of article: News
MedED Catalogue Reference: MNG0047
Category: News
Category Cross-reference: Public Health, Antimicrobials
Keywords: antimicrobial resistance, AMR, WHO, UN
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30 September 2024, 15:30
Source: WHO Press Release, 26 September 2024
At the 79th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) High-Level Meeting on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), world leaders endorsed a political declaration aimed at reducing the global human death toll associated with AMR by 10% by 2030.
Currently, AMR is estimated to be responsible for 4.95 million deaths annually.
The declaration outlines ambitious goals across human health, agriculture, and environmental sectors. Key objectives include ensuring that 70% of antibiotics used in human health globally belong to the WHO’s Access group, which consists of antibiotics that are less likely to cause AMR. By 2030, all healthcare facilities must have basic water, sanitation, and hygiene services, with 90% of countries meeting WHO's minimum infection prevention and control (IPC) standards.
Agriculture and animal health commitments include reducing antimicrobial use in agri-food systems and promoting the prudent use of antibiotics in animal care. The declaration emphasizes infection prevention measures such as biosecurity, animal vaccination, and good husbandry practices, in line with the WOAH’s priority disease list and FAO’s RENOFARM initiative.
Addressing environmental concerns, the declaration calls for immediate action to prevent antimicrobial pollution, increased research into the environmental dimensions of AMR, and stronger measures to control the discharge of antimicrobials into ecosystems. The importance of a One Health approach—recognizing the interconnectedness of human, animal, plant, and environmental health—is emphasized as critical to achieving these objectives.
The declaration also sets financial targets, including sustainable national financing and US$100 million in catalytic funding to ensure that 60% of countries have funded national AMR action plans by 2030. The Antimicrobial Resistance Multi-Partner Trust Fund will play a central role in diversifying funding sources.
The Quadripartite alliance—comprising the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the World Health Organization (WHO), and the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH)—applauded the declaration. They highlighted the need for robust global governance, sustainable financing, and coordinated action to combat AMR.
The declaration formalizes the role of the Quadripartite Joint Secretariat on AMR as the central coordinating body. It also mandates an update to the Global Action Plan (GAP) on AMR by 2026, ensuring a comprehensive and inclusive multisectoral response. The Quadripartite is tasked with following up on the implementation of the GAP and reporting on progress.
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26 September 2024 | WHO Press release | World leaders commit to decisive action on antimicrobial resistance
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