Surveillance, Prevention and Control
The Surveillance, Prevention and Control (SPC) Department coordinates technical work on surveillance of AMR and antimicrobial consumption, building capacity to control AMR, and monitoring country progress on national action plan implementation.
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4 July 2024
Implementing the global action plan on antimicrobial resistance: first quadripartite biennial report
The first quadripartite biennial report summarizes progress in the implementation of multisectoral national action plans, actions by the quadripartite...
27 June 2024
Antimicrobial Resistance Diagnostic Initiative
WHO Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Diagnostic Initiative builds on the resolution WHA76.5 (2023) “strengthening diagnostic capacity” adopted...
19 October 2023
People-centred approach to addressing antimicrobial resistance in human health: WHO core package of interventions...
This document outlines the concept and content of the WHO people-centred approach to addressing antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in the human health sector....
31 August 2023
GLASS manual for antimicrobial resistance surveillance in common bacteria causing human infection
The WHO Global Antimicrobial Resistance and Use Surveillance System (GLASS) was launched in 2015 to foster AMR surveillance and inform strategies to contain...