National Action Plans (NAPs)
Catalyzing Policy Action to Address Antimicrobial Resistance: Next Steps for Global Governance
By Anthony D. So
The United Nations General Assembly has taken up Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) twice in the past decade, but the follow-through on commitments and financing of both Global and National Action Plans on AMR have lagged considerably behind the policymaker pronouncements. The need to update the intersectoral approach to the Global Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance requires urgent attention if measurable progress is to be made in tackling this One Health challenge. This paper identifies where progress must pick up and outlines how intersectoral action might catalyze needed next steps.
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ReAct Africa and South Centre will co-host the 2024 regional AMR annual conference from 9th – 11th July in Livingstone, Zambia, under the theme “Global Accountability for AMR response: Investing in priorities for Africa”.
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6th African Regional Conference
“Leave no one behind: Advancing One Health AMR National Action Plans Implementation in Africa”
Co-organized by the South Centre and ReAct Africa
14-16 August 2023
Lusaka, Zambia
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Theme: ‘Africa’s response to Antimicrobial Resistance: Accelerating One Health National Action Plans implementation for the next 5 years’
25-27 July 2022
Lusaka, Zambia (Hybrid event)
Time: 8 am – 5 pm CAT
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What is the status of Antimicrobial Resistance National Action Plans in the African Region?
The South Centre and ReAct (Action on Antibiotic Resistance) Africa will hold a virtual conference on ‘‘What is the status of Antimicrobial Resistance National Action Plans in the African Region?’, to be held from 1st to 4th of December 2020.
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