A Just Transitions framework for equitable and sustainable mitigation of antimicrobial resistance

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a significant global concern, with 10 million annual deaths and US$100 trillion projected cost to the global economy by 2050 if no action is taken. Like climate change, AMR is a multi-sectoral, borderless problem that disproportionately affects the poorest, and requires collective action and coordinated efforts. Urgent, system-wide change is needed to avoid a future where antimicrobials do not work, and common infections become life-threatening. Current efforts focus on solutions developed in high-income settings, which neglect structural challenges, particularly for poor communities where the disease burden is highest. We aim to develop a framework for Just Transitions toward equitable and sustainable solutions to mitigate AMR. Our proposal outlines strategies to engage diverse groups of stakeholders to devise fair policies and regulatory tools, and has the potential to transform approaches to tackling AMR. Synergies with Just Transitions for agriculture and climate will have wider planetary health benefits.

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Sonia Lewycka, University of Oxford, UK and Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Vietnam

Phaik Yeong Cheah, University of Oxford, UK and Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Thailand

Caesar Atuire, University of Ghana, Ghana

Calvin Ho, Monash University and University of Hong Kong, Australia and Hong Kong (China)

Claas Kirchhelle, University College Dublin, Ireland

Clare Chandler, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK

Deepshikha Batheja, One Health Trust, India

Edna Mutua, KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Kenya

Hai Ngo, Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Vietnam

Kym Weed, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA

Marina Joubert, Stellenbosch University, South Africa

Mo Yin, National University of Singapore, Singapore

Nenene Qekwana, University of Pretoria, South Africa

Pablo Imbach, Head of Climate Action Unit, CATIE - Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center, Costa Rica

René Gerrets, Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development, Netherlands

Sander Chan, Radboud University, Netherlands

Sassy Molyneux, University of Oxford, UK

Sheila Varadan, University of Leiden, Netherlands

Steve Hinchliffe, Wellcome Centre for Cultures and Environments of Health, University of Exeter, UK

Susan Bull, University of Auckland, New Zealand

Susan Naiga, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Uganda

Syed Masud Ahmed, Centre of Excellence for Health Systems and Universal Health Coverage (CoEHSUHC), BRAC University, Bangladesh

Ashish Giri, University of Ghana, India

Christopher Pell, Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development, Netherlands

Lovro Savic, University of Oxford, UK

Nahitun Naher, BRAC, Bangladesh

Rogier van Doorn, Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Vietnam

Srishti Goel, One Health Trust, India

Taciano Milfont, University of Waikato, New Zealand

Tea Skrinjaric, CATIE, Costa Rica

Tess Johnson, University of Oxford, UK

Thao Tran Phuong, Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Vietnam

Yen Nguyen Thi Hong, Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Vietnam

Wendy Boucrot, Independent Consultant