Antimicrobial resistance in the Eastern Mediterranean Region

Experiences, challenges, and perspectives

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ID22080680
AutoresDeema Al Bakri (Eastern Mediterranean Public Health Network, autor correspondente), Maya Joukhadar (Water Authority of Jordan), Aamer Ikram (0000-0002-6440-750X, Foundation University Islamabad), Nelea Motriuc (Community Partners), Ghassan M Matar (0000-0002-4691-8998, American University of Beirut), Rola Ali Ghanem (Scientific Research Support Fund), Heba Mahrous (0000-0001-8758-5758, World Health Organization Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean), Tariq Hassan Taha, Tarek H Taha (0000-0002-3607-9529, World Health Organization - Pakistan), Hafiz Ahmad (0000-0002-9366-3502, Ras al-Khaimah Medical and Health Sciences University), Priyalatha Muthu (0000-0002-7818-516X, Ras al-Khaimah Medical and Health Sciences University), Ibrahim Al Faouri (Ras al-Khaimah Medical and Health Sciences University, autor correspondente), Haitham Bashier (0000-0002-9648-5473, Eastern Mediterranean Public Health Network), Magid Al-Gunaid (Eastern Mediterranean Public Health Network), Mohannad Al Nsour (0000-0003-1212-1611, Eastern Mediterranean Public Health Network), Yousef Khader (0000-0002-7830-6857, Jordan University of Science and Technology)
Ano2025
Volume13
Páginas1655232-1655232
Data de publicação2025-09-08
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoFrontiers in Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 2296-2565 • E-ISSN: 2296-2565
EditoraFrontiers Media SA (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3389/fpubh.2025.1655232
PMID40988674
OpenAlexW4414077328
IdiomaEN
Referências citadas7

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a rapidly growing global health threat that undermines the effectiveness of first-line treatments for serious infectious diseases. During the Eighth Regional Conference of the Eastern Mediterranean Public Health Network (EMPHNET), held in Amman, Jordan, from September 15–18, 2024, this critical issue took center stage under the theme “Advancing Public Health Preparedness and Response.” A dedicated roundtable discussion on AMR explored the challenges of implementing effective AMR surveillance, the widespread misuse of antibiotics, and the urgent need for a One Health approach that integrates human, animal, and environmental health. Speakers emphasized that political commitment, sustainable funding, and cross-sector collaboration are essential to curbing AMR, particularly in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR), where factors such as high antimicrobial consumption, conflict, weak health systems, and poor access to regulated antibiotics exacerbate the problem. The discussion also highlighted the critical roles of laboratories and infection prevention and control (IPC) programs in healthcare settings, both of which are central to AMR surveillance and stewardship. Global efforts, including the WHO’s Global Action Plan on AMR and the AMR Multi-Stakeholder Partnership Platform, were recognized as vital frameworks for fostering international cooperation and guiding regional responses. The roundtable concluded with a call for strengthened governance, enhanced laboratory capacities, improved surveillance systems, scaling up IPC programs and enhanced public awareness campaigns to confront the rising threat of AMR in the EMR

Action plan · Antibiotic resistance · General partnership · Global health · Health care · Preparedness · Public health · Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria · Antibiotic Use and Resistance · Ottoman and Turkish Studies