Leveraging Brazilian Leadership and Procurement Arrangements in the Fight Against Antimicrobial Resistance
Facing the high—and rising—burden of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), Brazil has an opportunity to improve access, stewardship, and innovation for critical antimicrobials at the national, regional, and/or global level(s) by modifying procurement arrangements. Brazil is positioned for significant domestic benefit and further regional leadership in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) by leveraging a version of the existing Partnerships for Productive Development (PDP) model for antimicrobials: the annual fee PDP. Products manufactured through annual fee PDPs could be procured across LAC thr...