11 February 2025 

The Independent Panel on Evidence for Action against Antimicrobial Resistance will gather scientific evidence to inform global health policymakers. Here are five areas the panel must consider to be the transformative mechanism it is intended.

Imagine a world where a simple cut could be a death sentence; where routine surgeries become impossible, and common infections transform into untreatable nightmares. This isn’t science fiction — it’s the looming reality of antimicrobial resistance, or AMR, a silent global health emergency that threatens to unravel decades of medical progress.