CGIAR scientist takes leadership role in global antimicrobial resistance response

The World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) has appointed Arshnee Moodley, lead of the CGIAR Antimicrobial Resistance Hub, as chair of its Antimicrobial Resistance Working Group, effective 16 June 2025.

This leadership role was confirmed during the 92nd WOAH General Assembly held on 27 May 2025 in Paris, France.

The appointment reflects Moodley’s longstanding contributions to global antimicrobial resistance research, policy and cross-sectoral collaboration spanning 23 years.

Not only does she lead the CGIAR Antimicrobial Resistance Hub and head the antimicrobial resistance team at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), but she is also an associate professor at the University of Copenhagen, where she researches the same themes, supervises students and teaches antimicrobial resistance and One Health.

As chair of the seven-member working group, which includes representation from all WOAH regions, she will oversee the implementation of WOAH’s strategy on antimicrobial resistance and the prudent use of antimicrobials in animals and help to drive the recommendations from the second WOAH global conference on antimicrobial resistance.

Reflecting on the announcement, Moodley said:

‘To me, this reflects the collective work we are doing at ILRI and the CGIAR Antimicrobial Resistance Hub. We cannot talk about healthy animals or nutritious food without acknowledging the essential role of the antimicrobials we use to keep animals alive and our production systems functioning. I am honoured to help strengthen the international response to antimicrobial resistance, particularly in the context of animal health in low- and middle-income countries.’

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Photo: Milk in cans, Ol Kalou, Kenya (credit: ILRI/Paul Karaimu)

Curated by Tezira Lore, Communication Officer, ILRI