Antimicrobial Resistance Threatens Everyone.

All of us need to be resistance fighters.

我们必须成为细菌耐药战士

Todos tenemos que hacer frente à la resistencia

私たち全員がAMRに 立ち向かう必要があります。

Wir alle müssen gegen Antibiotikaresistenzen kämpfen

हम सभी को रेजिस्टेंस फाइटर होना चाहिए

All of us need to be resistance fighters.

We welcome all individuals and organizations in the fight against antimicrobial resistance (AMR).

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For those of you who work in healthcare and public health, The Antimicrobial Resistance Fighter Coalition extends our most heartfelt appreciation for all that you are doing to combat COVID-19 on the front lines.

Reflecting on our collective work to combat AMR, we see many similarities between these efforts and what is now being done, with urgency, to address the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Impact of Antimicrobial Resistance

1,270,000
deaths per year are directly attributable to antimicrobial resistance globally1
8%–65%
of urinary tract infections are not treatable with a regularly prescribed antibiotic2
27,000,000
people in the US receive unnecessary antibiotics for respiratory infections annually3
10,000,000
deaths caused by AMR are projected annually worldwide by 2050, eclipsing 8.2 million for cancer4
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An Active Global Community

The Antimicrobial Resistance Fighter Coalition is a bold collective of like-minded organizations, leaders, and individuals united in their commitment to address the threat and burden of antimicrobial resistance.

Government And Non‑government Organizations
Patients And Family Members
Clinicians And Researchers
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Antimicrobial resistance is a global issue that can affect anyone, of any age, in any country.
We want to raise your awareness so you can take action.

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Why We All Need to Be Antimicrobial Resistance Fighters

In May 2015, the “Global Action Plan” to tackle the growing problem of resistance to antibiotics and other antimicrobial medicines was endorsed by the World Health Assembly. The goal of the plan is to ensure continuity of successful treatment and prevention of infectious diseases with effective and safe medicines that are quality assured, used in a responsible way, and accessible to all who need them.

The 5 objectives outlined in the “Global Action Plan” are to:

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Improve awareness and understanding of antimicrobial resistance
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Strengthen knowledge through surveillance and research
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Reduce the incidence of infection
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Optimize the use of antimicrobial agents
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Ensure sustainable investment in countering AMR

Global Leaders in Action

See how key individuals are leading the fight.

Antimicrobial resistance poses a catastrophic threat. If we don’t act now, any one of us could go into hospital in 20 years for minor surgery and die because of an ordinary infection that can’t be treated by antibiotics.

Dame Sally Davies
Chief Medical Officer (CMO) for England

My Review not only makes it clear how big a threat AMR is to the world, with a potential 10 million people dying each year by 2050, but also now sets out a workable blueprint for bold, global action to tackle this challenge.

Lord Jim O’Neill
Chairman of the Review on AMR

Increasing global vaccination coverage is a highly cost-effective solution. Preventing infections not only saves lives, it also reduces the ability of bugs to develop resistance.

Seth Berkley
CEO of GAVI

What’s New

Study shows early acquisition of antibiotic resistance genes
8/9/2022
The findings suggest newborns in low- and middle-income countries acquire resistance genes within hours of birth.
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Episode Four: A future foretold
12/4/2020
Learn about the complexity of treating COVID-19 patients, including the challenge of co-infections with drug resistance bacteria. Our guests will describe the patient experience of surviving COVID-19 and critical role of antimicrobial stewardship in managing COVID-19 patients. Discussion topics include how the COVID-19 pandemic potentiates AMR and emerging approaches to surveillance, treatment,…
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