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JPIAMR was highlighted in a speech at the Second Ministerial Conference on Antimicrobial Resistance by the European Commissioner, Mr. Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis who called on countries to join the important work of JPIAMR.

On 19-20 June 2019, JPIAMR will participate in the Second Ministerial Conference on Antimicrobial Resistance, Accelerating Ambitions for Future Health in Noordwijk, The Netherlands. The focus of the conference will be international and multi-sectoral cooperation within the framework of the One Health approach.

On 5-7 June 2019 the JPIAMR regional workshop, Experiences and Areas of Interest for Strengthening Antimicrobial Resistance Networks, is held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, bringing together the best scientific community of Latin America within the field of AMR.

On May 28 in Geneva, JPIAMR participates when the Global AMR R&D Hub hosts a workshop. Laura Marin presents in the session about AMR investments.

Today the Swedish Government confirmed its broad commitment to act against the rising threat of antimicrobial resistance by supporting research and the JPIAMR. The government also announced that Sida, the Swedish Development Agency, will provide up to 3.2 M EUR in research funding to the JPIAMR for the years 2020-2022.

The JPIAMR Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda on Antimicrobial Resistance (SRIA) presents an overview of recent developments and future needs for AMR research.

The JPIAMR launched two network calls in 2018, (1) Surveillance, and (2) Building the Foundation of the JPIAMR-Virtual Research Institute. In February 2019, the coordinators of the funded Networks within both calls met in the Netherlands for the start-up workshop.

JPIAMRs Laura Marin participates in the meeting on March 12, and presents AMR research-related activities.
The bi-annual EU AMR One-Health Network meetings provides a platform for members to present national action plans/activities, share best practices, discuss policy options and enhance coordination.

An extensive and unique overview of public investments into antimicrobial resistance (AMR) research is available on the newly published JPIAMR Research Funding Dashboard.

The Competitiveness Council has adopted conclusions on the governance of the European Research Area, and emphasise the relevance of jointly addressing global challenges within the JPIs. In the conclusions, the Commission is called upon to continue the support for the joint programming process and the JPIs: “NOTES the 10th anniversary in 2018 of Joint Programming […]