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  • Infectious Disease Epidemiology
  • Global Health Policy

Background:

  • Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is recognized as a 'silent pandemic'.
  • Global crises like COVID-19, economic instability, and climate change are diverting attention from AMR mitigation efforts.
  • Existing AMR initiatives have garnered international attention but show limited impact.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To critically evaluate the effectiveness of AMR policies over the past seven years.
  • To adapt AMR mitigation strategies based on existing literature concerning socioecological drivers.
  • To propose a more sustainable and impactful approach to addressing AMR.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review and evidence synthesis on socioecological drivers of AMR.
  • Critical analysis of past and present AMR policy discourse.
  • Conceptual framework development for integrating AMR into broader agendas.

Main Results:

  • Current AMR policies, despite high visibility, have had limited success.
  • A shift in framing AMR is necessary for effective, long-term solutions.
  • AMR is deeply interconnected with other global challenges.

Conclusions:

  • Sustainable AMR mitigation necessitates reframing the issue not as a standalone threat but as intrinsically linked to global development.
  • Upstream interventions for AMR should be consciously integrated into broader global developmental agendas.
  • Adapting policies based on socioecological drivers is crucial for future impact.