RC75 side event: Antimicrobial Resistance Accountability Index: application for sustainable impact

Antimicrobial Resistance Accountability Index: application for sustainable impact

16 September 2025, 10:30 to 12:00 (CEST)

At the 73rd session of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe in 2023, Member States endorsed the Roadmap on Antimicrobial Resistance for the WHO European Region 2023–2030. The endorsement included a request to WHO/Europe to develop a monitoring, evaluation and accountability framework to oversee the Roadmap’s implementation.

This policy context provided the mandate to develop the Antimicrobial Resistance Accountability Index with an independent panel of experts and a WHO secretariat. The Index will benchmark the performance of countries in the development and implementation of evidence-based interventions to control antimicrobial resistance and highlight policy areas that require improvement in a transparent manner.

The side event will introduce the Index to Member States and solicit their input on applying it to achieve sustainable impact. The event will also provide a platform to discuss WHO/Europe’s role in incubating a global accountability system for antimicrobial resistance.

This is part of a series of side events to be held in the weeks preceding the 75th session of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe (RC75), engaging delegates, partners and health experts on developments, initiatives, tools and new reports relevant to health across the Region.

This event is being organized for representatives of Member States. Participation is by invitation only.