One Health

Antimicrobial resistance

This area of work takes a multi-pronged approach to reducing antimicrobial resistance: (i) reducing antimicrobial use including irrational use (e.g. targeting non-susceptible pathogens) and inappropriate use (e.g. antimicrobial growth promoters); (ii) reducing the availability of falsified or poor-quality antimicrobials to reduce selection for antimicrobial resistance; and (iii) reducing transmission of antimicrobial resistance. It also focuses on improving understanding of how the environment acts as a reservoir for antimicrobial resistance.

Read about the Initiative’s other focus areas:

• Emerging and neglected zoonoses
• Food safety
• Water
• Economics, governance and behavior