Priorities of Low- and Middle-Income Countries to Inform HLM on AMR at UNGA 2024

July 10, 2024

With an aim to influence and sharpen the future global action against antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in view of challenges and possibilities in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), this report highlights their priorities to inform the deliberations and outcome of upcoming High-Level Meeting (HLM) on AMR at the United Nations General Assembly, September 2024.

The report presents key takeaways of an international workshop with an extensive involvement of experts and stakeholders from African and Asian countries. The action points belong to critical areas like financing of national action plans, antibiotic R&D and access, food systems transformation through the preventive approach, managing antibiotic pollution from manufacturing. It also reflects on key enablers and challenges at the national level that would help meet targets set for global action.