One Health Priority Research Agenda on AMR

One Health Priority Research Agenda on AMR

News: The ‘Quadripartite’ — comprising the United Nations (UN) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) has released the One Health Priority Research Agenda on Antimicrobial Resistance(AMR).

What is One Health approach?
• One Health is an integrated, unifying approach that aims to balance and optimize the health of people, animals and ecosystems. It recognizes that the health of humans, domestic and wild animals, plants, and the wider environment (including ecosystems) are closely linked and interdependent.
• One Health is not a new concept, but it has become more important in recent years due to the increasing interactions between people, animals and the environment as a result of factors such as population growth, urbanization, deforestation, globalization, travel and trade.
• These factors can create conditions for the emergence and spread of new or re-emerging diseases that can have serious impacts on human health, animal health, food security, biodiversity and economic development.

What is One health priority research agenda on AMR?
• The research agenda covers four main areas - epidemiology, burden and drivers of AMR; contextspecific and cost-effective strategies to prevent infections and emergence of resistance; discovery of new diagnostic tests and improved treatment regimens; and cost-effective methods to collect data and translate it into policy.
• The research agenda also identifies crosscutting issues, such as gender, equity, ethics, governance, communication and education.
• The research agenda aims to catalyze innovation and implementation research, generate evidence that informs policy and practice, and foster collaboration and coordination among various stakeholders.
• It focusses on 5 key pillars – Transmission, Integrated surveillance, Interventions, Behavioral insights and change, Economics and policy, Significance of the agenda.