GLOBAL ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE (AMR) RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (R&D) HUB

About:

• Background: The Global AMR R&D Hub was launched in May 2018 in the margins of the 71st session of the World Health Assembly, following a call from G20 Leaders in 2017.
  
  
• Function: The Global AMR R&D Hub supports global priority setting and decision-making on the allocation of resources for AMR R&D, potential for cross-sectoral collaboration and leveraging in AMR R&D.
  
  
• Secretariat: Berlin, Germany.
  
  
• Funding: It’s operations are currently financed through grants from the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG).
  
  
• Membership: Inclusion of India has expanded collaboration in global AMR R&D to 16 countries, the European Commission, two philanthropic foundations and four international organisations (as observers).