In her address at the 9th Global Leaders Group Meeting on AMR, in Sigtunahöjden, Sweden, Inger Andersen, Chief of UNEP stresses urgent action, highlighting environmental focus and financing for sustainable solutions. She calls for inclusive multilateralism and bold commitments, prioritizing the Global South and environmental concerns for implementation at the upcoming 4th Ministerial Conference.
A One Health response will reduce the risk and the burden of AMR on societies, and will protect human, animal, as well as planetary and therefore economic health.
Researchers discovered a stress signaling system that enables bacteria to adapt and protect themselves against the immune system and certain antibiotics. The discovery of RlmN as a stress sensor reveals a new mechanism of antimicrobial resistance that can be targeted for drug development.