October 15, 2024
In Africa CDC, “Cape Town hosted the first World One Health Congress in Africa, where Africa CDC led a well-attended side event on antimicrobial resistance (AMR), a rapidly growing health threat across the continent.
As noted in the coverage, a week after the One Health Congress, Africa CDC, in collaboration with One Health Trust and other partners, hosted a series of policy dialogues ahead of the United Nations General Assembly High-Level Meeting on AMR. The assembly concluded with global leaders endorsing a political declaration that commits to clear targets and actions, including reducing the deaths of bacterial AMR by 10 percent by 2030. The declaration also calls for sustainable national financing and US$100 million in catalytic funding to help achieve a target of at least 60% of countries having funded national action plans on AMR by 2030. This goal is to be reached through, for example, diversifying funding sources and securing more contributors to the Antimicrobial Resistance Multi-Partner Trust Fund.
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