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About AMR

The usage of antimicrobials causes bacteria or pathogens to change over time and makes antimicrobial pharmaceuticals less effective. This process is called antimicrobial resistance (AMR).

When AMR infections occur and antimicrobials become ineffective, these infections can in the worst cases be fatal. In Japan and overseas, more and more microbes are developing AMR. If the current situation continues unabated, the annual number of deaths due to AMR infections is projected to increase to about 10 million people globally by 2050.

HGPI issued calls for action on this issue and AMR Alliance Japan was established in November 2018 with the goal of driving discussions and promoting policies for AMR with representatives from industry, Government, academia, and civil society. In its role as secretariat of AMR Alliance Japan, HGPI works to formulate policy recommendations and to see those recommendations implemented.

[Case Study] Akari Shigemi “The importance of proper antimicrobial use for MRSA infections – Beware of rifampicin monotherapy induced resistance” (AMR Alliance Japan, December 22, 2021)
2021-12-22

[Case Study] Akari Shigemi “The importance of proper antimicrobial use for MRSA infectio ...>>

[Publication Report] Incentivizing Resilience: Accelerating Efforts to Promote the Research and Development Needed to Save the World from the Next Pandemic (December 2, 2021)
2021-12-02

[Publication Report] Incentivizing Resilience: Accelerating Efforts to Promote the Resea ...>>

[Event Report] Investing in the Future: The Role of Investors in Saving the World from AMR (September 8, 2021)
2021-12-02

[Event Report] Investing in the Future: The Role of Investors in Saving the World from A ...>>

2021-11-26

[Research Report] Public Opinion Survery on the Threat of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) ...>>

[Publication Report] Taking Action for AMR Preparedness: Spurring Antibiotic Innovation for Healthy Ageing in Super-Ageing Japan (November 18, 2021)
2021-11-26

[Publication Report] Taking Action for AMR Preparedness: Spurring Antibiotic Innovation ...>>

[Case Study] Takashi Ueda “Candidemia Requires Routine Ophthalmologic Evaluation!” (AMR Alliance Japan, November 18, 2021)
2021-11-18

[Case Study] Takashi Ueda “Candidemia Requires Routine Ophthalmologic Evaluation!” (AMR ...>>

[Press Release] Himeji City Becomes the First Government Body to Join AMR Alliance Japan – Following the 72nd Session of the World Health Organization Regional Committee for the Western Pacific, held in Himeji City, the City Government announced its participation in AMR Alliance Japan (November 17, 2021)
2021-11-17

[Press Release] Himeji City Becomes the First Government Body to Join AMR Alliance Japan ...>>

[Event Report] The 8th NIKKEI FT Communicable Diseases Conference – The AMR Consortium of the Asia Africa Medical Innovation Consortium (AMIC) (October 28, 2021)
2021-11-10

[Event Report] The 8th NIKKEI FT Communicable Diseases Conference – The AMR Consortium o ...>>

[Lecture Report] The 8th NIKKEI FT Communicable Diseases Conference – Never to Repeat the Crisis: Renewal of Our Commitment for Fighting against Communicable Diseases – (The NIKKEI, October 27-28, 2021, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo)
2021-11-10

[Lecture Report] The 8th NIKKEI FT Communicable Diseases Conference – Never to Repeat th ...>>

[Policy Recommendations] “Setting Appropriate Outcome Indices in the Next AMR Action Plan” (AMR Alliance Japan, October 18, 2021)
2021-10-18

[Policy Recommendations] “Setting Appropriate Outcome Indices in the Next AMR Action Pla ...>>

[Policy Recommendations] Requests for the FY2022 Revision of the Medical Service Fee Schedule for the Control of Antimicrobial Resistance (October 12, 2021)
2021-10-13

[Policy Recommendations] Requests for the FY2022 Revision of the Medical Service Fee Sch ...>>

[Case Study] Shogo Otake and Masashi Kasai “AMR can affect newborns! A 5-month-old boy with a urinary tract infection caused by AMR bacteria” (AMR Alliance Japan, October 12, 2021)
2021-10-12

[Case Study] Shogo Otake and Masashi Kasai “AMR can affect newborns! A 5-month-old boy w ...>>

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