Global Organizations Highlight One Health AMR Research Priorities, Includes Agrifood Sector
A recent report, titled, A One Health Priority Research Agenda for Antimicrobial Resistance(AMR) has laid out priority research areas for mitigating the rise of AMR at the interface between the agrifood, healthcare, and environmental sectors. AMR is recognized as one of the greatest global public health threats, and the One Health approach considers how resistance to antimicrobials may spread and circulate among humans, animals, plants, and the environment.
The aim of the report is to help experts deliver evidence on research strategies, interventions, and policies to better understand which AMR mitigation strategies are most effective for various stakeholders in different contexts. It is intended to guide countries, research institutes, and funding bodies in conducting and supporting One Health AMR research, as well as to help policymakers, researchers, and the scientific community work together across sectors on solutions that will prevent and mitigate AMR on a national, regional, and global scale.