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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 […]

The ten Joint Programming Initiatives has turned ten years as organisations. This video reviews the many impacts and contributions the ten JPIs makes.Enjoy!

In 2018 the Joint Programming Process (JPP) turns 10 years. This will be celebrated with a gala dinner in Vienna on the 19th of September, followed by a one-day conference on the 20th of September: 10 Years Joint Programming – Achievements and the Way Forward The conference aims to gather the main stakeholders of the […]

In 2017, the G20 heads of state and government took the decision to intensify global collaboration in the fight against AMR. The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) then proposed plans for a Global Antimicrobial Resistance Research and Development Hub – or Global AMR R&D Hub for short. The Hub was launched on […]

The Interagency Coordination Group on Antimicrobial Resistance was formed in 2016 with the mandate to provide practical guidance for approaches needed to ensure sustained effective global action to address antimicrobial resistance; and to report back to the UN Secretary-General in 2019. Over the last year JPIAMR has been collaborating with the IACG subgroup on innovation, […]