The global fight against Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) took center stage on 26 September 2024, at the United Nations General Assembly High-Level Meeting on AMR (UN Headquarters, New York, USA). This silent pandemic brought world leaders together for the second time to confront AMR and laid out a roadmap of political commitments.
drive-AMS and EU-JAMRAI2, the second phase of the European Joint Action on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) and Healthcare-Associated Infections, are aligning their efforts, recognizing that both initiatives share crucial goals. EU-JAMRAI2 is dedicated to assisting EU Member States in implementing targeted actions against AMR, with the ultimate goal of safeguarding public health on the continent.
As part of drive-AMS, the team at Radboud University Medical Center in Nijmegen, the Netherlands, is expanding their SPICE Expert Registry to Greece, Lithuania, Romania and Portugal. SPICE stands for Specialized Programme for Infectious Disease Care Everywhere