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In the latest newsletter form EU-JAMRAI, Laura Marin, JPIAMRs Head of Secretariat, is interviewed. The topic is international AMR initiatives and the need of a One Health Approach.

The Call on Diagnostics and Surveillance 2019 will fund joint transnational research projects addressing the development of diagnostic and surveillance tools, technologies and methods to detect antimicrobial resistance (AMR).

This is the second global conference on AMR that Wellcome Trust is co-hosting, this time together with the governments of Ghana and Thailand and the United Nations Foundation. The conference takes place in Accra on November 19-20. The Call to Action on AMR 2018, is organised in partnership with the Inter-Agency Coordination Group (IACG) on […]

JPIAMR is pleased to pre-announce a joint transnational research call for proposals for innovative research projects on new or improved diagnostic and surveillance strategies, tools, technologies and methods.  The call will support research projects that also have the potential for impact in areas where the risk and burden of AMR is greatest, such as in […]

Eight networks have been awarded funding within the JPIAMR 2018 call for transnational networks “Building the Foundation of the JPIAMR Virtual Research Institute.”

Ten networks have been awarded funding within the JPIAMR 7th transnational call: “2018 Network Call on Surveillance”. Each funded network will receive €50,000 to enhance resource alignment and efforts in the field of AMR surveillance. The call was launched in May 2018 and supported by ten research-funding organisations from JPIAMR member countries. Sixteen applications were received, […]

Ten projects have been awarded funding within the JPIAMR 6th transnational call: “Innovations against antibiotic-resistant bacteria: New targets, compounds and tools”. The total funding amount is 12,8 M€. The call was launched in January 2018 and supported by 16 research-funding organisations from JPIAMR member countries. The primary aim of the call is to combine the […]

Pew Trust has launched a publicly available interactive tool to provide data to help scientists around the world to identify urgently needed new antibiotics. The pipeline of products in development to treat or prevent bacterial infections is stagnant and cannot meet today’s urgent and growing patient needs. Experts have repeatedly identified information sharing as essential to spurring […]

The 2018 G20 Health Ministerial Meeting in Mar del Plata, Argentina, concluded on October 4th with a joint declaration on concrete health policy proposals. The document considers health a key aspect for sustainable development and calls for a further strengthening health systems. It also recommends concrete actions to address global issues such as antimicrobial resistance, and […]

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has become one of the major global health and development challenges of the 21st century. The threat of AMR is particularly high in resource-limited and high-risk settings. This is linked to weak human and animal health systems; diverse means of food production, processing and consumption; food safety and food security; water, hygiene […]