Tracking implementation progress of AMR national action plans in the WHO African Region: Insights from the 2024 survey on human health
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) remains a critical global and regional health challenge, which threatens the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly those related to health, poverty alleviation, food security and environmental sustainability. In response to this growing threat, the World Health Assembly adopted the Global Action Plan on AMR (GAP-AMR) in May 2015 (WHA68.7), committing all WHO Member States to the development, implementation and monitoring of national action plans (NAPs) that reflect a One Health approach. At the regional level, Member States of the WHO African Region endorsed the Regional Strategy for Expediting the Implementation and Monitoring of NAPs on AMR (2023–2030) in August 2023. More recently in September 2024, global leaders reaffirmed their commitment to tackling AMR through the endorsement of the United Nations General Assembly’s (UNGA) Political Declaration on AMR.