Dear partners and colleagues,
We are excited to share our latest newsletter and ICARS’ recent activities and efforts to address antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) in the last several months.
As we enter the last stretch leading up to the UN General Assembly High-level Meeting (UNGA HLM) on AMR, the technical and political work to formulate recommendations to feed into the political declaration is in full force. In mid-May, ICARS’ leadership and partnerships team engaged with key stakeholders in Geneva during the World Health Assembly (WHA) at various events, such as co-hosting a meeting at the residence of the Danish delegation to the UN and the Lancet series launch event and participating at the launch of the AMR Global Legislators Report. Drawing from ICARS’ experience over the years, we have produced a document with our recommendations for the UNGA HLM political declaration this September.
Alongside the activities during the WHA, ICARS participated in the celebrations of the 100th World Organisation for Animal Health General Session in Paris and underscored the importance of supporting and financing country-specific AMR actions during the FAO council's 175th session.
As some of the first projects initiated by ICARS are nearing completion, we are pleased to see that the human health project in Georgia has taken significant strides as outcomes from the project informed stewardship guidelines that were included in the country’s new National Action Plans earlier this June.
In the last quarter, ICARS has also established new partnerships in Vietnam, joining forces on critical research projects investigating the use of vaccination in fish and Kenya, on the access and development of novel antibiotics. During a trip to Vietnam, ICARS joined the Danish Minister of Agriculture delegation to visit the ICARS project sites and conduct high-level discussions with our Vietnamese partners. Moreover, ICARS attended the RENOFARM project launch in China to address AMR in the agrifood sector and presented ICARS’ work and projects in the animal health sector.
Another major development at ICARS is our initiative to expand of our project portfolio, focusing on the environment and its role in the spread of resistant pathogens. To produce the necessary evidence on the intersection between the environment and AMR, ICARS is calling for project proposal submissions by August 1st.
We are also thrilled to share with you our Year in Review for 2023, where we dive deep into the different activities and achievements at ICARS during the past year.
In the upcoming summer period, ICARS will engage in a variety of exciting activities and conferences, so make sure you stay updated and read our newsletter in the fall!
Warm regards,
ICARS
