AMR
Action &
Insights


AMR Action & Insights will explore how we mitigate the impact of antimicrobial resistance in Australia and beyond.

Latest articles:

A group of Indigenous Australian women talking around a table. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community-controlled health organisations take a vastly different approach from the mainstream health system.

Community control key to reducing AMR in Australia 

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community controlled health organisations take a different approach from the mainstream health system, with impressive results …
Antimicrobial resistance(AMR) can affect anyone, whether they take antimicrobials or not.

Explainer: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR)

AMR occurs when microbes, such as bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites evolve to resist the drugs designed to kill them, rendering treatments ineffective …
Infographic image depicting animal industries. A cow, chicken, pig and big silhouetted against a dark green background

Improving AMR communications with animal industries

How to improve communications with the animal industry around antimicrobial stewardship …
Vaccines can limit the spread of AMR by reducing the need for antibiotics.

How vaccines can help mitigate AMR

Next-gen vaccines targeting bacterial infections will take the pressure off antibiotics …
AI could significantly speed up the drug discovery pipeline.

AI a potential game-changer for antibiotic drug development 

AI Machine Learning could potentially unblock the antimicrobial drug development pipeline …
Strategies to encourage good antibiotic stewardship are essential.

Six strategies to minimise AMR in Australia

Six key ways that Australia can shore up its antimicrobial stewardship, including optimising antimicrobial use and increasing education …
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Deaths associated with AMR

per week in Australia – now

Livestock

decline by 2050

Poverty

more people by 2050

Health costs

increase globally by 2050

Human health and AMR

Animal health and AMR

Companion animals like dogs and cats are just as susceptible to AMR as their humans
Wastewater pipe opens onto a natural waterway.

One Health

One Health infographic style diagram showing the overlapping sectors of human, animal and environmental health.