On October 25, Health and Global Policy Institute (HGPI) Manager Ms. Yui Kohno presented at the symposium “Actions against AMR and New AMR National Action Plan 2023-2027” at the joint meeting of the 72nd East Japan Regional Meeting of the Japanese Society of Infectious Diseases and the 70th East Japan Branch Meeting of the Japanese Society of Chemotherapy, which were held in Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo.

A variety of topics were discussed at the joint meeting under the theme “Seisei-ryu-tsu-hen – Now to a New Stage -“.

The presentation titled “International Collaboration against AMR,” addressed international trends in AMR policy, including the status of AMR National Action Plans around the world, the significance of international collaboration and multi-stakeholder cooperation in AMR countermeasures, and challenges and expectations for the 2024 UN High Level Meeting on AMR.

Symposium 2 “Actions against AMR and New National Action Plan 2023-2027”

■Chairs:

Norio Ohmagari (Director, AMR Clinical Reference Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine (NCGM))
Yoshiaki Gu (Professor, Department of Infectious Diseases, Division of Comprehensive Patient Care, Medical and Dental Sciences, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Science, Tokyo Medical and Dental University)

■Speakers:

Impact of the new AMR National Action Plan on clinical practice
Yumiko Fujitomo (Chief, Information and Education Division, AMR Clinical Reference Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine)

Next Steps for AMR Surveillance System
Motoyuki Sugai (Director, Antimicrobial Resistance Research Center, National Institute of Infectious Diseases)

“AMR and One Health Approach”
Hajime Kanamori (Comprehensive Infectious Disease Laboratory, Department of Internal Medicine, Tohoku University School of Medicine)

“International Collaboration against AMR”
Yui Kohno (Manager, Health and Global Policy Institute)