Adopting a Global AMR Target within the Pandemic Instrument Will Act as a Catalyst for Action. (2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Van Katwyk, Susan Rogers; Wilson, Lindsay; Weldon, Isaac; Hoffman, Steven J.; Poirier, Mathieu J.P.
• Editors: Hoffman, Steven J.; Outterson, Kevin; Van Katwyk, Susan Rogers
• Is Part Of: Journal of law, medicine & ethics. Volume 50(2022)Supplement 2
• Page Start: 64
• Page End: 70
• Publication Date: 2022
• Subjects: Pandemic Treaty -- One Health -- Antimicrobial Resistance -- Goal Setting -- Global Health; Medical laws and legislation -- United States -- Periodicals; Medical care -- Law and legislation -- United States -- Periodicals; Medical ethics -- Periodicals; Jurisprudence -- Periodicals; Legislation, Medical -- Periodicals; Legislation, Nursing -- Periodicals; Ethics -- Periodicals; Forensic Medicine -- Periodicals; Nursing -- Periodicals; Medicine -- Periodicals; Societies -- Periodicals; Medical care -- Law and legislation; Medical ethics; Medical laws and legislation; United States; Periodicals; 344.73041
• DOI: 10.1017/jme.2022.101
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1073-1105

Abstract

Abstract: Ensuring that life-saving antimicrobials remain available as effective treatment options in the face of rapidly rising levels of antimicrobial resistance will require a massive and coordinated global effort. Setting a collective direction for progress is the first step towards aligning global efforts on AMR. This process would be greatly accelerated by adopting a unifying global target — a well-defined global target that unites all countries and sectors. The proposed pandemic instrument — with its focus on prevention, preparedness and response — represents an ideal opportunity to develop and adopt a unifying global target that catalyzes global action on AMR. We propose three key characteristics of a unifying global target for AMR that — if embedded within the pandemic preparedness instrument — could rally public support, funding, and political commitment commensurate with the scale of the AMR challenge.