BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Telerik Inc.//Sitefinity CMS 15.2//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:W. Europe Standard Time BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251002T030000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=-1SU;BYHOUR=3;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=10 TZNAME:W. Europe Standard Time TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250301T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=-1SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:W. Europe Daylight Time TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:WHO&rsquo\;s antimicrobial resistance (AMR) Department and WHO Academy are planning a consultation meeting for a multi-year AMR learning and health workforce capacity building programme in collaboration with key partners. Context Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global health threa t\, making infections harder to treat\, increasing the risk of disease spr ead\, severe illness\, and death\, and undermining the effectiveness of mo dern medicine. This issue has gained prominence on the political agenda\, requiring multidisciplinary solutions as outlined in the World Health Asse mbly's 2024 resolution on strategic and operational priorities to address AMR. In line with this\, the UN General Assembly's 2024 Political Declarat ion on AMR sets targets to reduce the impact of drug-resistant infections and calls for coordinated global action to achieve these goals.In 2015\, t he WHO Global Action Plan on AMR recognized &ldquo\;improving awareness an d understanding of AMR through effective communication\, education and tra ining&rdquo\; as one of its strategic objectives. The UN General Assembly 2024 political declaration also committed to integrating AMR modules in ed ucation and training curricula through systematic public\, private\, stake holder and community engagement\; and called for strengthening national ca pacities by investing in the training\, development\, recruitment and rete ntion of a competent and skilled workforce.Despite this recognition\, impl ementation gaps persist: many countries lack structured curricula\, contin uous professional development modules\, competency assessment strategies o r interdisciplinary training approaches. In many settings\, AMR education and training is limited to occasional awareness campaigns (e.g. during WAA W) rather than systematic\, sustained capacity building focused on key com petencies. Therefore\, to strengthen the AMR response through a well-train ed and competent health workforce\, WHO is designing an AMR learning strat egy. A country-focused\, multi-year learning programme is being planned wi th the WHO Academy to empower frontline health staff\, improve patient car e\, and adapt to evolving challenges in AMR management. The aims of the co ntinuous learning will include appropriate management of infections\, anti microbial stewardship\, surveillance\, laboratory strengthening\, and infe ction prevention\, equipping healthcare professionals with skills to comba t AMR effectively.Objectives of the consultation meetingDefine priorities for a learning programme\, including target audience and content.Map exist ing AMR learning programmes and their uptake.Conduct a rapid gap analysis and identifying opportunities for action.Define an optimal learning strate gy\, including \;objectives\, scope\, approach and expected outcomes.P lan key aspects of the programme and responsibilities for WHO and key part ners.ParticipantsThe meeting will bring together a diverse group of stakeh olders (approximately 30-35) involved in AMR and IPC. Participants will in clude representatives from WHO headquarters\, regional and country offices \, the WHO Academy\, and Member States\, with a strong focus on low- and m iddle-income country perspectives. Academia\, professional associations\, intergovernmental organizations\, NGOs\, foundations\, and donors are also invited to participate and contribute. If you wish to participate\, pleas e send an email to academy@who.int Please note that the meeting will be he ld in English. Due to limited budget\, we will not be able to sponsor part icipants.  \; DTEND:20260327T160000Z DTSTAMP:20260406T004235Z DTSTART:20260326T080000Z LOCATION:WHO Academy\, Lyon\, France SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:WHO Antimicrobial Resistance Learning Programme - Learning 4 Impact Lab Global consultation meeting 2026 UID:RFCALITEM639110329555929775 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

WHO&rsquo\;s antimicrobial resistan ce (AMR) Department and WHO Academy are planning a consultation meeting fo r a multi-year AMR learning and health workforce capacity building program me in collaboration with key partners.

Context

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global health threat\, making infections harder to treat\, increasing the risk of disease spread\ , severe illness\, and death\, and undermining the effectiveness of modern medicine. This issue has gained prominence on the political agenda\, requ iring multidisciplinary solutions as outlined in the World Health Assembly 's 20 24 resolution on strategic and operational priorities to address AMR. In line with this\, the UN General Assembly's 2024 P olitical Declaration on AMR sets targets to reduce the impact of drug- resistant infections and calls for coordinated global action to achieve th ese goals.

In 2015\, the WHO Global Action Plan on AMR recognized &ldquo\; improving awareness and understanding of AMR through effective communicati on\, education and training&rdquo\; as one of its strategic objectives. Th e UN General Assembly 2024 political declaration also committed to integra ting AMR modules in education and training curricula through systematic pu blic\, private\, stakeholder and community engagement\; and called for str engthening national capacities by investing in the training\, development\ , recruitment and retention of a competent and skilled workforce.

De spite this recognition\, implementation gaps persist: many countries lack structured curricula\, continuous professional development modules\, compe tency assessment strategies or interdisciplinary training approaches. In m any settings\, AMR education and training is limited to occasional awarene ss campaigns (e.g. during WAAW) rather than systematic\, sustained capacit y building focused on key competencies.

Therefore\, to strengthen t he AMR response through a well-trained and competent health workforce\, WH O is designing an AMR learning strategy. A country-focused\, multi-year le arning programme is being planned with the WHO Academy to empower frontlin e health staff\, improve patient care\, and adapt to evolving challenges i n AMR management. The aims of the continuous learning will include appropr iate management of infections\, antimicrobial stewardship\, surveillance\, laboratory strengthening\, and infection prevention\, equipping healthcar e professionals with skills to combat AMR effectively.

Objectives of the consultation meeting

Participants

The meeting will bring together a diverse group of stakeholder s (approximately 30-35) involved in AMR and IPC. Participants will include representatives from WHO headquarters\, regional and country offices\, th e WHO Academy\, and Member States\, with a strong focus on low- and middle -income country perspectives. Academia\, professional associations\, inter governmental organizations\, NGOs\, foundations\, and donors are also invi ted to participate and contribute.

If you wish to participate\, ple ase send an email to academy@who.int

Please note that the meeting will be held in English. Due to limite d budget\, we will not be able to sponsor participants.

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