Held under theme “Reshaping global health: a shared responsibility”, it adopted multiple resolution and decisions on issues including antimicrobial resistance, etc.
Global Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance (GAP-AMR) for 2026–2036
- About: 2nd edition of GAP-AMR that builds on a decade of implementation of first GAP-AMR adopted in 2015.
- Aim: Attainment of 2024 UN General Assembly target of 10% reduction in bacterial AMR-associated deaths in humans, reducing antimicrobial use in agrifood systems, and minimizing environmental pollution from resistant microbes by 2030.
- Technical support and Coordination: Provided with WHO and Quadripartite partners, i.e., Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH).
About AMR
- Meaning: Occurs when bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites no longer respond to antimicrobial agents like antibiotics, antivirals, antifungals, etc.
- Burden: AMR can cause up to 39 million deaths by 2050.
- Key Initiatives:
- India: National Action Plan on AMR (NAP-AMR); Red Line Awareness Campaign, etc.
- Global: WHO’s Global Antimicrobial Resistance and Use Surveillance System (GLASS)
Other Key Resolutions Adopted at 79th WHA
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