Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) occurs when bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites no longer respond to antimicrobial agents. As a result of drug resistance, antibiotics and other antimicrobial agents become ineffective and infections become difficult or impossible to treat, increasing the risk of disease spread, severe illness and death.

World AMR Awareness Week (WAAW), which takes place every 18-24 November, is a global campaign to draw attention to this critical issue. This year’s theme is “Educate. Advocate. Act now.”

We invite you to join us in raising awareness, including by participating in GARDP’s #PowerofAntibiotics campaign—see below!

ACTIVITIES 

The race is on to protect the #PowerOfAntibiotics 

Discover how you can get involved to help us raise awareness about the spread of drug-resistant infections. Visit PowerOfAntibiotics.org, a living platform for sharing stories and mobilizing action and discover the stories of Nour, Tori, Jeremy, Bhakti and others.

Take action

World Children’s Day— “Listen to the future. Stand up for children’s rights.”, 20 November

Children and newborns are especially vulnerable to growing antibiotic resistance. 1 in 5 deaths caused by antibiotic resistance occur in children under the age of five, and up to 3 million newborns get serious infections that lead to sepsis every year.

Discover GARDP’s work to identify and develop new treatments and provide data to inform treatment guidelines specifically for children and newborns.

Read our policy paper